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WORLD MUSIC IN CONTEXTSlide2
Approaching unfamiliar music
Some music traditions are easy to recognize, whereas others require you to develop a systematic method for identifying what you hear. Hopefully by now you will have developed your own method of recognizing ‘unfamiliar’
music,
but here are some suggestions on how you might approach this.Slide3
First impressions
Often your first impression of a
musical sound
helps you remember that sound in the future.
Does
the music sound familiar
or completely alien
?
Do
you like it, or does it make you want to skip to the next track?
Does the
music seem busy, cold, happy, relaxing, heavy?
Does
it sound like rain, whale calls,
a screeching
owl, a music box?
Any
image you can use later to help you recognize the
music could
be helpful.Slide4
Familiarity
Do
you know which country the example comes from?
Can you visualize the instruments, imitate the sound of the music, and anticipate changes in rhythm?
Are you knowledgeable of the example’s cultural associations?
Immediately
knowing in what contexts the music is performed, or with which religion it is associated, are also indicators that you are becoming familiar with the tradition it represents.Slide5
What stands out?
Remember your gut feeling.
Experiential associations
Relate sounds to something you know.
Remember that to really understand and recognize any musical style you should always go away and investigate/listen to as many other examples as possible. Slide6
Basic analysis
It is important that you absorb vocabulary which is idiosyncratic of the musical styles that you study – but it would be impossible/impractical to expect you to be able to have in-depth knowledge of every musical style.
First consider the four basic properties of sound
Timbre / Pitch / Rhythm / DynamicSlide7
Timbre
Medium – Becoming familiar with the ‘media’ of a musical culture is the best way to learn to recognize it!
- Characteristic color/timbre will help to
identify the medium.
Nasal, dark, mellow, strained, rough, soothing, grating
Problem with using these terms?AuralcolorSlide8
Distinguishing voices / instruments / both?
Solo? Ensemble? Type of ensemble?
How many?
Classification?
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Organology
–study of instruments
Sachs-
Hornbostel
system
Aerophones
Chordophones
IdiophonesMembranophones * ElectrophonesSlide10
Aerophones
Flutes, Reeds, TrumpetsSlide11
Chordophones
Lutes
Bowed vs. Plucked
Fretless vs. Fretted
Zither
No neck
Plucked vs. StruckSlide12
Idiophones
Melodic vs. Rhythmic
Plucked, Struck, or ShakenSlide13
Membranophones
Struck with the hand
Struck with a stick or other device
“Rubbed” or “Singing” membranesSlide14
Pitch
Definite vs. Indefinite
Tuning System
Scale - Interval - Range
Melody
Melodic Contour
Text
Setting (Syllabic vs. Melismatic)OrnamentationSlide15
Rhythm
Beat - Tempo
Accent
Meter
Duple/Triple
Free Rhythm
Rhythmic DensitySlide16
Texture
Monophony
Homophony
Heterophony
Simultaneous variation of same melody
Polyphony
Non-imitative Counterpoint
Imitative CounterpointCanonSlide17
Etc.
Dynamics
Form
“Blueprint” of music over time
Extra-musical associations
History, religion, other art forms, etc.Slide18
Which
of the four basic components of music is most helpful in identifying a
world music
tradition?
Why?
What are the five categories in the Sachs-
Hornbostel
system? In which category would the following instruments belong?mbira, djembe, piano, recorderSlide19
How does
pitch
differ from tuning system? How does
tuning system
differ from scale? How does
scale
differ from
range?How does counterpoint differ from heterophony? What are some difficulties in using English terminology to describe world music?When music is represented graphically in notation, what are some of the limitations? How is Western staff notation limited in its ability to describe world music? Slide20
Listen
First impressions
What stands out? Any experiential associations?
Timbre; medium? Type/how many? Aural color? Classification?
Pitch, Rhythm, Dynamics (form, texture etc…)
Context?
WHERE ARE WE?Slide21
Turn it in to a section B…Slide22
Between now and the mock…
Revise the musical style periods
(use blank document and check against completed version – music history folder on
Edmodo
)
Revise the Prokofiev + Xian…
(for the mock exam I will allow you to bring in your own score, it is up to you to have it annotated!)
Take out one of the ‘global music’ texts from the Mitchell Library. Get a feel for the context but spend some time getting to know the musical style(s) Add any useful details to the World Music style comparison sheet (link in world music folder on Edmodo) to be used as a revision resource for everyone.Do as much section B practice as possible – stick to 25 minutes!