Thursday 9/7
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Objectives:
Doctrine of Ethos Instrumentation/Texture |
Assignments:
Signed Syllabus COLLECT TODAY Instrumentation Homework |
Judgement Criteria Review
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Examples: Find examples of songs that you think fit to following Criteria. Give an explanation about why you think it fits (i.e. give proof for your opinion - if you think it has low musical/artistic value tell why you think so - what can you hear in the song that make it fit this description)
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1. High Monetary Value & Low Musical Value
2. High Monetary Value & High Musical Value 3. High Musical Value & Low Monetary Value 4. Low Musical Value & Low Monetary Value |
Music in Ancient Greece : The Doctrine of Ethos
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Important Terms from Slide Show:
Doctrine of Ethos, Ethos, Imitation, Katharsis Thoughts:
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?? WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN ??
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Instrumentation
Webster Definition: the particular instruments used in a piece of music; the manner in which a piece is arranged for instruments.
Easy Terms: The combination of instruments/different sounds used in a certain song
***Timbre: is the quality of a musical note, sound, or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices and musical instruments, string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments.
so....Instrumentation is the arrangement of different Timbres (different sounds/instruments)
TIMBRE :
IS HOW WE HEAR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS
I.E. the specific sound of an instrument/voice (think of the human voice, no two of us sound the same, we all have slightly different timbres)****
EXAMPLE.......
These could be Big differences in timbre
Trombone vs Saxophone
or smaller differences in timbre
electric guitar vs. acoustic guitar
if we think about a band, it is generally a mixture of Different instruments/timbres, we would not usually see a band made up of all the same instrument - This is important because we can come up with unique sounds when we have combinations of different timbres
In Context.....
We have to think about this concept in terms of choices by the composer - why would the artist chose a certain combination of timbres in his/her song?
Ex. Why did John Mayer chose to use acoustic guitar instead of electric in the second video? and vice versa
They have a lot to chose from....
List Of Musical Instruments
Chart of Instruments
Easy Terms: The combination of instruments/different sounds used in a certain song
***Timbre: is the quality of a musical note, sound, or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices and musical instruments, string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments.
so....Instrumentation is the arrangement of different Timbres (different sounds/instruments)
TIMBRE :
IS HOW WE HEAR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS
I.E. the specific sound of an instrument/voice (think of the human voice, no two of us sound the same, we all have slightly different timbres)****
EXAMPLE.......
These could be Big differences in timbre
Trombone vs Saxophone
or smaller differences in timbre
electric guitar vs. acoustic guitar
if we think about a band, it is generally a mixture of Different instruments/timbres, we would not usually see a band made up of all the same instrument - This is important because we can come up with unique sounds when we have combinations of different timbres
In Context.....
We have to think about this concept in terms of choices by the composer - why would the artist chose a certain combination of timbres in his/her song?
Ex. Why did John Mayer chose to use acoustic guitar instead of electric in the second video? and vice versa
They have a lot to chose from....
List Of Musical Instruments
Chart of Instruments
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CLASS ACTIVITY :
Find Examples of songs with the following instrumentations/Timbres |
1. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals 2. Vocals only 3. 1 Timbre (any instrument) 4. 2 Timbres (any inst.) 5. 3 Timbres (any inst.) 6. 5 Timbres (any inst.) 7. 10+ Timbres (any inst.) 8. 20+ Timbres (any inst.) |
Questions to think about concerning Instrumentation/Timbres
Why Does Instrumentation Matter?
What affect does it have on the Music?
How does it influence the Song?
How does it influence our Musical Tastes?
***one way to get perspective on instrumentation is to imagine a song you like and imagine it with completely different instrumentation - for example, imagine a rock or hip hop song had it's instrumentation switched out with all violins, trumpets, flutes etc - ****
Example : House/HipHop/Techno played by Trumpet/Baritone Sax/Auxiliary Percussion
What other Physical Characteristics of music and song does Instrumentation Effect
1. Musical Genre
2. Musical Texture
Homework Assignment
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For the following Genres , Find the typical instrumentation, and an artist/song that fits that instrumentation. You may use research or your own prior knowledge to find this, but be sure you are correct!
Example: Genre: Rock Instrumentation: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Drums , Vocals (if you notice discrepancies in your research , you can also note those!) Song: Hey Jude |
Genres:
1. Big Band Jazz 2. Blues 3. Country 4. Orchestral 5. Reggae 6. Hip Hop 7. Techno |