Jonathan Shaw
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Thursday 2/16

Objectives:
1.  Review / Term Quiz
2.  Chang In Texture Listening Exercise
3.  Song Map
​4. Intro To Harmony
Assignments: 
Song Map Assignment :  DUE NEXT CLASS

Term Quiz

1.   True or False : A Trumpet would have a different Timbre than a Trombone

2.   True or False : An electric guitar would have a different timbre than an Acoustic Trombone

3.   True or False : A Male voice would have a different timbre than a Female Voice

4.  To the Right is a picture of Bob Dylan.  What is the instrumentation of this performance? 

5 .  How many different Timbres are currently occurring? 

Picture

Texture Listening

  • For the following Songs, listen, and keep track of any change in texture you hear. 
  • A Change in texture is signified by :  Addition,  Subtraction, or Change in Timbre  
  • For every time you hear a change in texture, record:    (1) a time stamp     (2) the number of timbres you hear    (3) What kind of Change in texture you heard   (4) If possible, name the timbres
Ed Sheeran  -  Shape Of You
0:00 - 0:08
  -   Guitar Rhythmic 
0:08 - 0:19   -   Guitar Rhythm +  Keyboard
  • 2  -  Addition
0:19 - 0:33   -  Guitar Rhythm  +  Keyboard +  'Oh-I' Backgrd Vox
  • 3 - Addition
0:33 -  0:44  -   Gtr Rohm - Kbd + Back Vox + Gtr Strums
  • 4 - Addition
0:44 - 0:54   -  Gtr Rthm  +  Kbd +  Bck Vox + Gtr Strums + Gtr smacks
  • 5  -  Addition
0:54 - 1:55  -   Keyboard + Lead Vox
  • 2 - Subtraction
0:00 -  0:06   -  Guitar Plucks
0:06 - 0:20   -  ______________
Cont....... 

Song Map

Picture

Song Map Assignment 

Assignment:
Create A 'Song Map' for a song of your choice, outlining any changes in texture you hear. 

Requirements:
-Give a time stamp for every change in texture
- Label each timbre 
-Label the reason for each change in texture ( Addition, Subtraction, or change of Timbre)

** One way to make this easier is to use a song in a video to give yourself a visual **
​** This can be completed on a word processing program, or by hand - either way make sure it is neat! **


DUE:
Next Class !!

Introduction to HarmonyI

In everyday language, Harmony means Closeness, Friendliness, or Agreement


Webster: "A consonant, orderly or pleasing agreement of parts."


Musical Definition: "The combination of simultaneous pitches" 

Harmony = The sum of all individual/different parts, coming together in agreement to a make a whole


Question:  How do we know which notes sound **GOOD** together? 
Question: How do we define "GOOD" in this context? 

Over the course of history through a process of some methodical thought, but mostly trial and error, we have come to accept a general STANDARD of what sounds 'good' and what sounds 'bad' to the human ear. 

***As with everything, there are exceptions (some people reject conventional harmony), but for the most part, we will all agree***
*** Another exception is people from other parts of the world  -  what we are talking about and hear everyday is called "Western Harmony" - There is a totally different set of runes in Asian and another set of rules in India (and probably many I don't know of)****
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