1. Music: An appreciation Session #1
Ram V1
October 9, 2018

2. Contents General introduction A musical introduction
Some general background matters
Why music ?
Which music ?
How music ?
Essentials of music
The vital fundamentals to appreciate music
The various genres
Its basis for a wholesome experience
Questions & Answers

3. General introduction
A little about you all—the group and the individuals
Some things about me
Why me for this course ?
Some general expectations
A gentle introduction to the listening approach
Of me about you [interactive and best listening]
Of you about these sessions [informed listening to enjoy music as it is]
Q & A

4. Contents General introduction A musical introduction
Some general background matters
Why music ?
Which music ?
How music ?
Essentials of music
The vital fundamentals to appreciate music
The various genres
Its basis for a wholesome experience
Questions & Answers

5. A musical introduction
What better way to start the sessions than by listening to some music.
Just listen; throw yourself in to the strains of the different music that will be played.
Follow, if you can; don’t worry, if you can’t. But just listen.
We have the following to begin with:
A whole new world
Marino waltz

6. A musical introduction
What did you listen ?
Can you describe ?
What are the key points you picked up from among the many ?

7. Contents General introduction A musical introduction
Some general background matters
Why music ?
Which music ?
How music ?
Essentials of music
The vital fundamentals to appreciate music
The various genres
Its basis for a wholesome experience
Questions & Answers

8. Some general background matters
Did you know there are amusical people ?
Speech makes sense with a certain poise and pace, [Antony’s speech, MLK’s speech;] there is a certain rhythm (time) associated with it, especially when it is repetitive; there is a tonal quality (modulation).
Sound->Organized Sound->Music->Sound
Music is the organization of sound to create beauty of form and expression of emotion.

9. Some general background matters

10. Contents General introduction A musical introduction
Some general background matters
Why music ?
Which music ?
How music ?
Essentials of music
The vital fundamentals to appreciate music
The various genres
Its basis for a wholesome experience
Questions & Answers

11. Why music ?
Objective: Enhanced individual and collective effectiveness in addressing tactical and strategic matters through refined perspectives and outlooks.
One of the highly developed aspects of human intelligence that caters to the subjective through an objective approach, perfected by human beings—through the faculty of hearing->listening->informed listening, to appreciate the sublime and the beautiful, often subjectively and occasionally objectively.

12. Contents General introduction A musical introduction
Some general background matters
Why music ?
Which music ?
How music ?
Essentials of music
The vital fundamentals to appreciate music
The various genres
Its basis for a wholesome experience
Questions & Answers

13. Which music ?
Essentially any music that moves, impacts, relieves, engages, and most importantly improvised and spontaneous.
Indian music: “One of the great characteristics of the Music of India to my mind is its flexibility and freedom. While giving due consideration to traditions stemming from the past, Indian Music is free and improvised so that all powers of imagination in the musician are brought into play. In this way the Music of India is always creative, never a reproduction of what is written or played, as sometimes happens with the Music of Western countries. – Leopold Stakoswki, English conductor of Polish and Irish descent.

14. Which music ? Let us listen to a couple more What did you listen ?
Yesterday once more
How to name it ?
What did you listen ?
Can you describe ?
What are the key points you picked up from among the many ?

15. Contents General introduction A musical introduction
Some general background matters
Why music ?
Which music ?
How music ?
Essentials of music
The vital fundamentals to appreciate music
The various genres
Its basis for a wholesome experience
For your listening and learning pleasure
Questions & Answers

16. How music ?
Vocal
Instrumental
Solo / Ensemble
Orchestra
Fusion

17. Contents General introduction A musical introduction
Some general background matters
Why music ?
Which music ?
How music ?
Essentials of music
The vital fundamentals to appreciate music
The various genres
Its basis for a wholesome experience
For your listening and learning pleasure
Questions & Answers

18. Essentials of music Clarity of purpose about why music for me ?
The need to settle down.
The willingness to lend the ears.
It boils down to hearing, listening, informed listening, and enjoying.

19. Contents General introduction A musical introduction
Some general background matters
Why music ?
Which music ?
How music ?
Essentials of music
The vital fundamentals to appreciate music
The various genres
Its basis for a wholesome experience
For your listening and learning pleasure
Questions & Answers

20. The vital fundamentals to appreciate music
Music elements – notes, scales, tunes, time measures, musical forms, patterns (notes and beats), performance aspects
How much knowledge about music is good, and good enough ?

21. The vital fundamentals to appreciate music—the various genres
Classical music—a) Hindustani music, b) Carnatic music
Light classical music.
Folk music.
Popular music. Film music, Interaction with non-Indian music. ...
Jazz and blues.
Western classical music.
Patriotic music.

22. The vital fundamentals to appreciate music—the various genres
Let us listen to this piece
Tamizh composition (don’t worry about lyrics)
What did you listen ?
Can you describe ?
What are the key points you picked up from among the many ?

23. The vital fundamentals to appreciate music—its basis for wholesome experience
It is here that the three vital organs/faculties take part: brain/ears, the capacities to feel/think, and synthesize elements into a whole come into play.
The key is knowledge about ‘what is going on ?’

24. The vital fundamentals to appreciate music—more listening
Hindustani classical, instrumental
Western classical, instrumental (a symphony)
What did you listen ?
Can you describe ?
What are the key points you picked up from among the many ?

25. Contents General introduction A musical introduction
Some general background matters
Why music ?
Which music ?
How music ?
Essentials of music
The vital fundamentals to appreciate music
The various genres
Its basis for a wholesome experience
Questions & Answers

26. Questions and answers

27. Some more, if time permits
Mozart Symphony 25
Mozart Symphony 40
Joseph Haydn Symphony 94 “Surprise”
Brandenburg Concerto 5 by J S Bach