MUSC 171 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - White People, Rhythm And Blues, African-American Music
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Week 1: music fundamentals & introduction to structural analysis. Beats (pulse): a beat is a basic unit of musical time. 1, 2, 3, 4 -strongest beat is the 1st, second strongest on the 3rd d. The length of time we hear a sound g. Last beat= up beat (4/4)- quarter note gets the beat (3/4)- down, away, up h. i. No clear meter= "out of time" (earth song-mj) j. k. The speed at which the piece progresses- speed of music l. Each note is the same tempo and duration as the one before. Each note is the same tempo and duration as the one before (ex. Sounds like a train track, horse shoes iii. Placing stress/accents on unexpected beats or between beats. When you expect to hear and accent and it gets pulled out from under you. Ray of light- madonna- 2 beats at once. The loudness or softness of a sound i. ii.
