Music ILTS 305

Synchronized movement

- Follows and established routine - Choreographed to the rhythm/beat of selected music - Helps students realize importance of teamwork

National Music Education Standards GK-4

-Ability of each child to read whole, half, dotted half, quarter, and eighth notes and rests in time signatures of 2/4, 3/3, 4/4 and others - To incorporate the use of a system to determine basic pitch notation within the treble clef as it relates to major keys -To identify traditional terms and symbols and differentiate their meanings in regards to articulation, dynamics, and tempo while correctly interpreting these symbols during visual and performing arts -To incorporate the use of standards symbols to indicate meter, pitch, rhythm and dynamics in easy phrases as presented by the music educator

Music

-was not documented until the middle ages -Used in worship, poetry, and dance and served society by uniting a community to complete necessary labors, soothe mourners, express different, and offer homage to a higher power

Quarter Notes

1 beat

Quarter Rest

1 beat of silence

Eighth Notes

1/2 beat

Eighth Rest

1/2 beat of silence

Half Notes

2 beats

half rest

2 beats of silence

Whole Note

4 beats

whole rest

4 beats of silence

Music combines with...

All developmental, cognitive, language, physical, emotional, and social arenas of education and makes the music educator one of the most fundamental of teachers.

Baroque and Classical Style

An integrity and depth of composition is evident in both

Minor Scales

Are classified as natural, harmonic, and melodic and all start with the same minor tetrachord of 1-2-b3-4 with variations occurring on degrees 6 and 7 in the upper tetrachord

Voice

Can be used as a musical instrument through singing or humming

Human Ear

Can perceive 20 to 20,000 cycles per sound or cps

Styles of music are usually classified into...

Chronological sections and referred to as Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century

Symphony

Contains three movements of fast-slow-fast and was name for the Italian opera Sinfonia

Imaginary Exercises

Music educators can help children expand their basis even more by suggesting ____, such as asking children to show how an ice cube melts or how a wind-up doll move.

Listener

Music is difficult to label as good and bad since the biggest deciding factor of the quality of music is the ____.

Quantity

Or numeric value assigned to the note, is established by the musical arrangement, such as CDEFGAB. Any interval created with C and G will always be a fifth, regardless of any sharps or flats.

Tempo

Or speed of the piece of music can be designated by specific ___ marks as we as certain Italian words that describe the speed and also the character of the piece

Whole Step or tone

Refers to a full movement in which the notes are two keys apart, such as from C to D

Interval

Refers to the measurement from pitch to pitch

Style

The ___ of music showcases not only the time and political or spiritual mood of the period, but also the composers and the mindset of the people

Rhythm

The pattern of movement in a particular time. Referred to both the flow of a piece and the ability of the piece to maintain or uphold the pulse.

Music is written in...

measures on a staff

Moderato

moderate

mezzo forte (mf)

moderately loud

mezzo piano (mp)

moderately soft

Combining

music education with other facets of education improves the overall educational experience for children in many ways. 1. learn about the use of symbols in different formats 2. See the application of math in different subjects 3. lean the fulfillment of self-expressions while developing creativity, and 4. discover the fundamentals of self-image and self- discipline through music practice.

To be considered great...

music must be able to stand the test of time as being an indispensable example of a kind of work for the period, country, composer.

Symphony were...

performed with strings and winds, these musical pieces were enjoyed at private gatherings in palaces, monasteries, and residences, as well as civic functions and public concerts

Acoustics

refers to the study of the production and perception of sound within a particular room or area

Music stands at the...

sidelines of the focusing subjects

Lento

slow

Adagio

slow and with ease

Baroque composers...

sought to express magnificence and grandeur in their music. - gave us the motet and opera

Andante

steadily moving

Presto

very fast

Fortissimo (ff)

very loud

Grave

very slow and serious

Greatness

Defining any___ in art by comparing the positive and negative aspects limits the artistic voice of the creator and the imagination of the audience.

Creative Movement

Gives children a freer avenue for expression and allows them to improvise and enjoy the physical act itself.

Dynamics

Is the degree of loudness or softness of a musical piece.

Musical Scale

Is the sequenced arrangement of notes or pitches that are located within the octave.

Half Step or Semitone

Is the smallest movement and is the distance from one key to the next in the chromatic scale, such as C to C#

Vivace

Lively

Sammartini

Works used the three part movement with both strings and winds

Percussion

and other simple instruments allow for children to see and feel (touch) how an accented beat corresponds to music and the words in songs.

Time signatures

are usually written as a fraction like 4/4 or 6/8 The numerator describes the number of beats per measure. The denominator describes how to count the measure.

prestissimo

as fast as possible

Largo

broad

From the classical period...

came the symphony, string quartet, and sonata

Allegretto

fast

Allegro

fast and cheerful

piu mosso

faster

Accelerando

gradually faster

crescendo (cresc.) <

gradually getting louder

decrescendo (decresc.) >

gradually getting quieter also known as diminuendo

Ritardando

gradually slower

Piamissimo (pp)

Very soft