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3 broad categories of music in the US
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Popular
Classical (orchestral) Folk **categories are not cut and dry |
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American pop music grew out of the interaction of distinct musical traditions...
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Art music of central Europe (classical)
Folk music of the British Isles West African Music |
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American popular music is important...
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Culturally
commercially artistically |
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Most musical sounds have 4 properties
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Timbre
Intensity Pitch Duration |
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Timbre
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"color" of sound/tone--how to tell the difference between instruments
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Intensity
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Loudness
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Duration
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Length of sound
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Definite pitch
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Ability to sing back
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Elements of Popular Music
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Instrumentation
Performing Style Dynamics Rhythm Melody Harmony Texture Form |
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Intrumentation
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All possible instrument and voice combinations
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Performing Style
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What makes an artist unique
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Dynamics
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Musical term for intensity
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Rhythm
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Aspect of time (how fast)
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Melody
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Group of pitches heard in a series
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Chord
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Part of harmony
group of pitches heard at the same time |
