Music 1102A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter full course: Hildegard Of Bingen, Gregorian Chant, Melodic Motion
31 Aug 2018
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Monday january 9, 2017 the elements of music: a brief introduction. Melody: a single line of notes heard in succession as a coherent unit (more complex than you think must coherent) horizontally. Notes form into phrases separated by breaths of pauses. Cadence: point of arrival (something different that signals the end) Melodies constructed from sub phrases and phrases, which for complete statements ending with a cadence. Melodic motion: either conjunct (motion by steps) or disjunct (motion by leaps) Melodic notes typically derive from a scale (series of stepwise notes spanning an octave) Scales combine whole steps and half steps, form building blocks of a melody. Central note of scale or melody determines its key. Standard western music uses 12 keys with two possible modes. Minor mode: same as major, but lowered mi and ti sound darker. Triple meter: one strong beat followed by two weak ones. Duple meter: one strong beat followed by one weak or some multiple of two.
