MUSI 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Anacrusis, Doo-Wop, Chromatic Scale
13 Sep 2018
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Musical language organization: melody, rhythm (deals with the organization of time, harmony. Beat: divides musical time into equal units, an even pulse, often creates a physical response (tapping or clapping, can be strongly felt or barely perceptible. Meter: the organization of beats into groups, each group is called a measure, or bar, measures are marked by vertical lines in the score, measure: group of beat (or bar, common meters: duple, triple, quadruple. Downbeat: first beat in a measure, has the strongest accent, or stress. Upbeat (pickup or anacrusis: occurs before the downbeat, usually only a note or two. Tempo: the speed at which beats occur, tempo markings indicate the speed. *accelerando: tempo speeds up / ritard: tempo slows down. Syncopation: displaces the natural accent by putting the accent on a weak beat or between beats. Major scale: follows a seven-pitch pattern moving upward 1-1- -1-1-1- . *chromatic scale: makes use of all twelve pitches, equally divided within octave.
