THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC - PowerPoint Presentation

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THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

FORM

FORM is the

structure

of a composition, the

frame

upon which it is constructed.

Form is based upon

repetition, contrast

and

variation

.

Certain specific forms include sonata-allegro form,

pop song form

and rondo form

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FORM

Think of it like a trifle.

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FORM

In a trifle there are different layers. Some of the layers repeat, while others introduce new ingredients. The trifle dish is what gives this dessert its overall shape.

Remember our definition? Form is

structure

, based on

repetition

,

contrast

and

variation

.

So...

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We start with an empty bowl. This is the

STRUCTURE.FORM

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Next we take our various ingredients. This is what creates

CONTRAST.

FORM

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But if we just throw everything in together, it doesn't mean anything.

It doesn't make sense.

This is what we in the music business refer to as “a mess.”

You know what might help? If we had some

REPETITION

and

VARIATION

all up in here.

FORM

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So we start making some layers:

First some biscuits.Then some cream.Then some fruit.Then some more cream.Then some more fruit, but let’s vary it with some different fruit.Then maybe even more cream.Then let's bring back the biscuits. And top it off with some more cream and more different fruit!

And voilà!

FORM

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A delicious and attractive trifle, in which the

VARYING ingredients, STRUCTURED in a REPETITIVE and CONTRASTING way, make total sense to the eye and the taste bud!

FORM

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FORM

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STRUCTURE. REPETITION. CONTRAST. VARIATION.

Oh, ye of little faith. Firstly, happy birthday, Wren.

I hope you enjoyed your donut.

Secondly, trifle-making would be an awesome thing to have on the test. Good idea.

But you forgot the magic words:

OK.

So now you're all like, “Mr. Davis, you brought Wren a donut

for her birthday and we all had to watch her eat it,

and you've spent the last ten minutes talking about trifle,

and now we're super hungry, and as long as there's trifle-making on the test we're good, but what does this have to do with music?”Slide10

Let's identify the “ingredients” in a pop song:

IntroductionVerseRefrainBridge

STRUCTURE. REPETITION. CONTRAST. VARIATION.

We've got the

STRUCTURE

(pop song).

We've got the

CONTRAST

(ingredients).

When we put them in an order, we get the

REPETITION and the

VARIATION.

FORM

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A typical pop song follows the following format:

But remember: In the words of Willy Wonka,

“

We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.”

1. Introduction

2. Verse

3. Pre-chorus

4. Chorus

5. Bridge

6. Middle eight

7. Collision

8. Instrumental solo 9. Ad lib

FORM

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THAT MEANS THE ORDER CAN BE VARIED AND REPEATED

HOWEVER THE COMPOSER CHOOSES!Slide12

To illustrate, let's hear from the boys of Hot

Chelle Rae...We're so dreamy.My brother's on “Glee.” He's also in our video.

FORM

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I wish they'd let me stand

in the front row.

How come you guys didn't

tell me we were

cutting our sleeves off?Slide13
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INTRODUCTION

Uno, dos, tresVERSEIt's been a really really messed up weekSeven days of torture, seven days of bitterAnd my girlfriend went and cheated on meShe's a California dime but it's time for me to quit herPRE-CHORUSLa la la, whatever, la la la, it doesn't matter, la la la, oh well, la la laCHORUS

We're going at it tonight

tonight

There's a party on the rooftop top of the world

Tonight

tonight

and we're dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign

I don't know if I'll make it but watch how good I'll fake it

It's all right, all right, tonight, tonight(REPEAT VERSE WITH NEW WORDS)(REPEAT PRE-CHORUS)(REPEAT CHORUS)(REPEAT PRE-CHORUS)

BRIDGEJust don't stop let's keep the beat pumpin'Keep the beat up, let's drop the beat downIt's my party dance if I want toWe can get crazy let it all out(REPEAT BRIDGE)

It's you and me and were

runnin

this town

And it's me and you and we're

shakin

the ground

And

ain't

nobody

gonna

tell us to go cause this is our show

(PRE-CHORUS)

(COLLISION)

(PRE-CHORUS)

AD LIB

Just don't stop let's keep the beat

pumpin

'

Keep the beat up, let's drop the beat down

It's my party dance if I want to

We can get crazy let it all out

TONIGHT, TONIGHT

by HOT CHELLE RAE

FORM

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Now you're going to try to identify pop form on your own, with the help of ...

Katy Perry!

FORM

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