VPMA93H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Evelyn Glennie, John Blacking, Openstax
Document Summary
Vpma93 lecture 1 introduction to listening and sound. Quotes on western music: (cid:862)cu(cid:396)(cid:396)e(cid:374)tl(cid:455) (cid:396)e(cid:272)og(cid:374)ized di(cid:448)isio(cid:374)s (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) a(cid:396)t musi(cid:272) a(cid:374)d folk musi(cid:272) a(cid:396)e i(cid:374)ade(cid:395)uate a(cid:374)d (cid:373)isleadi(cid:374)g as conceptual tools. Definition on music: (cid:862)musi(cid:272) is a p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)t of the (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) g(cid:396)oups, (cid:449)hethe(cid:396) fo(cid:396)(cid:373)al o(cid:396) i(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:373)al: it is hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)l(cid:455) o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)ized sou(cid:374)d. (cid:863) Pitch the relative position (high or low) of a musical sound, depending on its fundamental frequency (the number of cycles per second of the sounding object); the faster the vibrations, the higher the pitch. Low pitch would be fewer: faster the vibration the higher the pitch, pitches is for musician. Tone a sound with a definite, consistent pitch: when object put into motion, it vibrates in different ways. Overtones a secondary vibration in a sound-producing body, which contributes to the overall tone colour; also called partial. Timbre the character or quality of a musical sound as determined by its harmonics and sound envelope.
