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May 18
*This week (our last week!), we are going to be learning how to read the notes on a piece of music. The video below is a basic lesson in how the staff (the lines and spaces on a piece of music) work. Please watch the video.
May 19
*Please watch the video below...it's a video about the treble clef. :) AFTER that, please watch the video within "Music Theory Lesson 1" and complete the Google Form. The link is below. This assignment is due by Wednesday, May 20.
**MUSIC THEORY LESSON 1 LINK: https://forms.gle/CBNjupqnTaRgahiJ8
May 20
*Please watch the video below, which is about the bass clef.
May 21
*Please watch the video below...it's a video about the bass clef. :) AFTER that, please watch the video within "Music Theory Lesson 2" and complete the Google Form. The link is below. This assignment is due by Friday, May 22.
**MUSIC THEORY LESSON 2 LINK: https://forms.gle/UMNcvNBrxPNo2eqE6
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May 11
*Please copy the social section and the art section of the Classical notes, using the Powerpoint below. Also, please watch my explanation of the notes in the below video.
May 12
*Please copy the music section of the Classical notes, using the Powerpoint above. Also, please watch my explanation of the notes in the below video. Also, check out the video summary of "The Magic Flute," the video explaining rondo form, and the video explaining Mozart's mysterious death. In addition, please complete the Classical review sheet, using the PDF file below. The review sheet is due THURSDAY, MAY 14.
May 13
*Please take the Medieval Through Classical Test using this link: https://forms.gle/9NVXYmKezHX8oekt8
**You MAY use your note packet.
May 14
*Please watch the below video. It's by a group called Pentatonix and it covers music from the Medieval time period through just a few years ago. Have fun!
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May 4
*Please read the worksheet and listen to the music that goes along with it. As you listen to The Four Seasons, "Autumn," follow along with the prompts in Call Chart 3 (in the worksheet). This call chart uses tone painting and is supposed to give you the mental image of a fall hunt. The worksheet is below in the PDF. The listening examples are also below, in the YouTube videos.
May 5
*Please take the Baroque time period quiz. The link for the quiz can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4VA9t58PB3c_egf3DN4_fHcFam8b7CoXaKd8hq-0tjxjRAQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
May 6
*Please watch the movie "Bach's Fight for Freedom" and complete the worksheet that goes with it. The worksheet can be found in the PDF below and the movie can be found below as well. Please email the worksheet to me by Friday, May 7.
May 7
*Check out this video from a group called "The Piano Guys." It is their (funny) version of Pachelbel's Canon in D. Have fun!
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April 27
*Please copy the SOCIAL section of the Baroque notes, using the Baroque time period Powerpoint. In addition, please watch my explanation of the notes above.
April 28
*Please copy the ART section of the Baroque notes, using the Powerpoint file above. In addition, please watch my explanation of the notes in the above video.
*Also, check out this video clip example of kabuki theater.
April 29
*Please copy the MUSIC section of the Baroque notes, using the Powerpoint file above. In addition, please watch my explanation of the notes in the above video.
*Please watch the following examples of major vs. minor in songs and improvisation.
April 30
*Please complete the Baroque Time Period Review Sheet in your Music History packet. If you do not have your packet, you can access the review sheet below. Please email this to me by May 1.
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April 14
*Please read the material in the PDF files for today. The first page is "The Renaissance" and the second page is "Word Painting and Sound Effects." When you get to the "Word Painting and Sound Effects" page, please listen to the song "The Battle of Marignan, while reading through Call Chart 1. The link for the song is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4inr1woHwA
The PDF files for the reading pages are here:
The Renaissance Word Painting and Sound Effects
April 16
** PLEASE EMAIL THIS SHEET TO MRS. GIBSON NO LATER THAN APRIL 20.
*Please complete the very first page in you Music History packet, titled "Review Sheet for Music," using the following information;
Only copy the text that is in BOLD. Also, here is a short video that will help better explain the first five terms.
*The PDF of the Review Sheet for Music is here:
Review Sheet for Music
*Five basic elements of music:
1. Tone Color- the unique quality or qualities that make each sound different from other sounds. For example, a violin does not sound like a trumpet because they are made of different materials. However, even though they are made of the same materials, a violin and a cello do not sound the same either. This is because they are different sizes and have different
strings. These are examples of things that affect something's tone color.
2. Rhythm- a pattern of sound and silence. Songs are made up of different rhythms.
3. Melody- the main part of a song. It is the part of a song that you usually know or recognize.
4. Harmony- the background music. Any instruments or singers that are not the melody are the harmony.
5. Form- the "blueprint" of a song. This is the order of events in a piece of music.
**Please look up the instruments below using this link: https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids/learn-and-listen/instruments
*Tone Color Clusters (Instrument Families):
1. Strings
2. Brass
3. Woodwinds
4. Percussion
5. Choir
*Name five different tone colors from each of the tone clusters:
1. violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, harp
2. French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, sousaphone
3. flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, English horn
4. bass drum, snare drum, timpani, cymbals, chimes
5. soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass
*What is the difference between melody, harmony, and rhythm?
Melody is the main part, harmony is the background, and rhythm deals with the beat.
*How do voices compare to the families of strings?
They imitate each other. Choirs have voices that range from high to low. Soprano is the highest voice, while bass is the lowest. The string family does the same thing: violin is the highest and bass is the lowest.
*How do voices compare to band families?
Same idea...they imitate each other. However, the difference is that there are many more instruments in the band families than there are in the string or choir families.
*In which family does the piano belong?
The piano belongs equally to the string family and the percussion family. On the inside of a full size piano, there are 88 strings, which would put it in the string family. However, to make the sound on a piano, there are little hammers that hit the strings when a key is touched. This puts it also in the percussion family.
April 20
*Please take the Medieval and Renaissance Quiz. You may use your notes and your review sheet for this. The link for the quiz is here: https://forms.gle/DSCV3QEbR8Qc3EHr6
April 22
*Please watch "Stomp Out Loud" via this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5T8y8bCJ4&t=8s
*While watching the video, please complete this worksheet:
Stomp Out Loud
*The worksheet should be emailed to me by Friday, April 24.
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March 30
*This week, we will be doing a little research. Please use this worksheet to help guide you.
*You may fill it out digitally on your computer and save your progress or you may print it out and take pictures to me to send at the end of the week.
*You may use the internet to help you find the definitions of these terms.
*This worksheet should be emailed to me by this Friday, April 3.
*For today, please complete the first three terms: polyphonic, organum, and plainchant.
March 31
Please complete the next three terms: monophonic, secular music, and troubadour.
April 1
*Please complete the next three terms: acapella, minstrel, and musica enchiriadis.
April 2
*Please answer the question about Hildegard of Bingen and match the Medieval instruments with their current versions. Finally, name and describe three Medieval instruments that do not appear in the provided list.
April 3
*Using this website: https://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/instruments, choose an instrument to find more information about. Please answer the following questions on a sheet of paper:
1. Name of instrument that you chose.
2. Describe the sound of the instrument you chose (what does its sound remind you of?).
3. Summarize the brief history as explained by the reading.
4. Think about the role music plays in your life. Do you think it is different than the role music played in the
Medieval time period? If so, how?
*Please take a picture of your work and email it to me by Monday, April 6.
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March 23
*Please complete the Medieval section (the top half) of your Medieval and Renaissance Review Sheet in your Music History Packet.
March 24
RENAISSANCE (SOCIAL)
*Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press, which was basically like a giant stamp. It helped get books distributed much faster since people didn't have to handwrite everything. It also helped in printing music.
*Monarchies were still very much in power in most places.
*Kings still had absolute power (total control) over people in their kingdoms.
*Martin Luther led the Reformation because he disagreed with many of the policies of the Catholic church.
*Elizabeth I (the first) was the first queen in England to rule without a male by her side.
*In society, plump and pale was considered beautiful. This showed that if one was plump, they were well fed and probably had a lot of money. If they were pale, it showed that they didn't need to work outside to produce food (and probably had a lot of money).
*The word Renaissance is a French word that means "rebirth." It was considered to be a "rebirth" from the Medieval, which was dark and violent. The Renaissance had new inventions and new ideas and many viewed it as a fresh start.
*The Renaissance was considered to be an "Age of Enlightenment." For example:
-Magellan attempted to go around the world.
-Christopher Columbus lands in America and thinks he's in India.
-Copernicus was an astronomer who came up with the theory that the universe revolved around the sun.
*Henry VIII (the 8th) was in charge of England until he died. When he died, his oldest daughter, Mary, became queen. When she died, his second daughter, Elizabeth, became queen. Henry had six wives:
-He divorced Catherine of Aragon (wife #1).
-He beheaded Anne Boleyn (wife #2).
-Jane Seymour (wife #3) died shortly after childbirth.
-He divorced Anne of Cleves (wife #4).
-He beheaded Catherine Howard (wife #5).
-Catherine Parr (wife #6) outlived him.
**For some great explanation (and good entertainment), check out the two Henry VIII videos on the General Music Links page.
March 25
RENAISSANCE (MUSIC)
*A composer is a name for someone who writes music. The Renaissance had a few well-known composers: Gionvanni de Palestrina (from Italy), Thomas Morely (from England), John Dunstable (from England), and Carlo Gesualdo (from Italy).
*The Renaissance had some interesting instruments. They included but are not limited to:
-Zink
-Lizard
-Serpent
-Hurdy Gurdy
-Sacbut
-Recorder
-Krumhorn
-Viol de Gamba
-Bladderpipe
**Please visit this website to see and listen to the instruments.
https://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/instruments
*A renaissance consort was a fancy name for a group of instruments playing together in public.
*Sacred (religious) music was preserved by the church and was still in Latin.
*Secular (non-religious) music was in the language that the people spoke and had nothing to do with religion.
*Renaissance music was polyphonic; this meant that it had many different instruments or voices playing and singing at the same time.
*Music as we know it started to evolve; composers started to use round notes instead of neumes (which were square notes used in the Medieval time period).
*Music was written in irregular meter. This meant it was difficult to play and sing and difficult to dance to.
*The instruments of the time period were "thin-sounding;" this just meant that they didn't have the same kind of volume and nice sound that current instruments have. They are now considered to be ancient.
*There was a focus on acappella music.
*There was also a focus on instrumental music.
*The church services started to be written in the language that the people spoke. This began with the Protestant church.
March 26
RENAISSANCE (ART)
*There were many pieces of art that were carved during this time; specifically statues.
*The colors in the paintings were dull and drab. There were no bright colors of paint.
*Most of the colors of paint were in earth tones (green, blue, gray, black, brown, red, yellow...)
*The pieces of art were more realistic than they were in the Medieval.
*There were many paintings of the nobility (rich people). This is because the rich people could afford to have their pictures painted.
*There were pictures of court scenes; these showed people having fun in the royal court.
*There was still a focus on religion.
*Saints (holy figures) replaced gargoyles on the outside of buildings.
*William Shakespeare was a writer; he wrote many famous works, including "Romeo and Juliet."
*Some artists of the time included Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo (who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and carved "The David") and DaVinci.
*Leonardo DaVinci was an inventor,
a musician, and a painter. He
painted the Mona Lisa.
March 27
*Please complete the Renaissance section (the bottom half) of your Medieval and Renaissance Review Sheet in your Music History Packet.
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March 18
MEDIEVAL (SOCIAL)
*Kings and queens had absolute rule, which was total control over the people in their kingdoms. They could make rules about silly things and people would still have to follow them.
*Kings were often thought of as tyrants because they abused their power.
*Men often wore leggings and tunics for their clothing. Women wore dresses with many layers, so they were often uncomfortable.
*The medieval was a violent time. There was a lot of public execution and torture. There was also a lot of warfare.
*There was a large idea among people of "might makes right." This meant that whether things in society were right or wrong depended on who was in power (such as a king or queen).
*The Catholic Church was very much in control of many aspects of life.
*Priests and noblemen were the only educated people; they were the only people who knew how to read and write. This was done in an attempt to keep the rich people rich and the poor people poor.
*In the religion of Islam, Mohammed was the prophet.
*Joan of Arc was a teenage French girl who dressed as a male and joined the army, which was against the law. She then led the army to important war victories and, claiming to hear voices from heaven, was burned at the stake.
*The Crusades were occurring; they were very violent religious wars.
*This is also the time of the bubonic plague. It was known as the "black plague" or the "black death" and inspired the children's song "Ring Around the Rosy."
*A good way to earn honor was to become a page, a squire, or a knight.
*China invented gun powder and paper.
*Marco Polo went to China for trade and came back with spices and silk.
March 19
MEDIEVAL (Music)
*Pope Gregory invented a series of chants (short songs) called Gregorian chant. They were created to mark certain times during the church services, since the services were all in Latin.
*Latin is a religious and scientific language, but is rarely used in conversation.
*Church service chants were in Latin to show the order of the service: Gloria, Agnus Dei, Kyrie, and Consecration.
*"Sacred" means religious. "Secular" means non-religious.
*All sacred music was in Latin.
*All secular music was in the language that the people spoke and had nothing to do with religion.
*Troubadours, trouveres, minstrels, and meisertsingers were all names for traveling musicians. These were the names used in different countries.
March 20
MEDIEVAL (Art)
*The art from the time period was thought of as a reflection of society.
*There were many portraits of the nobility (people who had money).
*Many of the paintings of the period were religious and based in the Bible. For example:
-Madonna and Child (Virgin Mary and baby Jesus)
-the Crucifixion
-the Resurrection
-angels
*There were many pictures of knights and fights, especially with dragons.
*The colors used were dark and heavy.
*The following features were very present in architecture: gargoyles, spires, arches, and flying buttresses.
Medieval and Renaissance Review Sheet
