Music 2200 Experiencing Music

Chapter 7: Making Musical Decisions Section 7.3-Theme and Variations  Composers, arrangers, and performers sometimes like to change music we have already heard into something totally different. Sometimes they choose to disguise familiar songs beyond recognition. EX: Eminem and ShaggyEminem and Shaggy  Share some variations that you have discoveredvariations

Key Terms Harmony-vertical block of different tones that sound simultaneously. Primary chords-harmonies built on the first (DO), the fourth(FA), and the fifth (SOL), degrees of the scale. See page 158 of text.

Section 7.4 Converting the Classics for Popular Appeal  Some arrangers have borrowed classical music and given it a makeover. Some arrangers have also included classical music in versions of their own music in order to deliver it as popular music to a current audience.  EX: Beethoven Symphony no. 5 RemixBeethoven Symphony no. 5 Remix  Many composers use ideas from some of their previous works and the compositions from others to inspire their own creations.  Can you think of some musicians whose songs sound similar to their previous works or the creations of other musicians?

Activity 14 – Listen page 161

Section 7.5 Musical Decisions in Performing Performers make musical decisions Musical groups have to agree on decisions to avoid chaos. Large groups often choose a leader to make decisions for the group. The leader of a musical Group is known as a conductor. Keyterm Conductor-the director of an orchestra, choir, or the other performing group. A conductor must have a good ear for music. They must know the music well enough to discover an error made by just a single musician.

The Role and Skills of a Conductor Select the music and rehearse the musicians for their performance Maintain the beat with the baton Facilitate the performer’s interpretation of the music Make decisions about the music; tempo, dynamics, spirit, and phrasing. Give visual cues/gestures to performers in order to create unison. Indicate the meter of the music by beating a pattern (For patterns see figure 7-1 on page 163)

Examples Videos Simple Meters: Conducting Tip with Michelle Willis Simple duple, triple and quadruple meter Try to conduct the pattern of each meter with your pencil.

Playing with Tempo Conductors make decisions involving tempo. They manipulate and change various beats within a piece of music in order to achieve expressivness. Key Term Rubato- the free treatment of tempo within a musical phrase.

Chapter 7 Review Questions 1.Transcriptions 2.Conductor 3.Harmony 4.Minor Scale 5.“Felt” time 6.Theme and Variations 7.Rubato 8.Arranger 9.Symphony 10.Primary Chords

Chapter 7 Review Questions 11. Composers make decisions about form, melody, timbre, rhythm, and meter. 13. A composer can alter a theme by changing the melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, style, or meter. Anyway which challenges listeners to recognize it. 15.Some responsibilities of a conductor are: Select the music and rehearse the musicians for their performance Maintain the beat with the baton Facilitate the performer’s interpretation of the music Make decisions about the music; tempo, dynamics, spirit, and phrasing. Give visual cues/gestures to performers in order to create unison. Indicate the meter of the music by beating a pattern