PPT-Chords AP Music Theory Mr. Silvagni

What is a Chord A chord is a group of three notes Chords in western music are known as tertian harmony because they are stacked in thirds Like intervals chords can be related to the major and minor scales. th. and 21. st. centuries. Rock music. What is meant by rock music. Rock music developed out of rock ‘n’ roll.. It is a . genre. of popular music which often has an instrumental group of electric lead guitar, bass guitar, drum kit and sometimes a keyboard, often an electronic keyboard or synthesiser.. & terminology. Style/Genre. Classical. Operatic. Symphonic. Instrumental. Popular. Rock. Folk. Traditional. Blues . Ethnic. Electronic Music. Jazz. Film Music. Fusion. Oriental. Secular. Sacred. Dynamics. Diatonic Triads and 7. th. Chords . Diatonic Chords. Diatonic – Chords that belong to a specific key/scale. Altered/Chromatic Chords – chords using notes that are not part of a specific key. Minor Scale Issues. Triads and Chords. Triads. Tonal harmony makes use of Tertian (. buit. of 3rds) chords.. The fundamental sonority is the triad, a 3-note chord consisting of a 5. th. divided into two superimposed 3rds. . POPULAR SONG. COUNTING STARS . By. . ONE REPUBLIC. Learning Objectives. Know. what a CHORD is. Understand. the effectiveness of TEMPO changes in a song. Be able to . PERFORM the song . Counting Stars . Road Map for the Week. Tuesday. Intervals in music and how to create chords. Monday. Masters of the musical university – the octave, scales, keys. Wednesday. Choosing chords – Circle of 5ths. Thursday. What are Scales?. In music theory, a scale is any set of musical notes ordered by fundamental frequency or pitch. A scale ordered by increasing pitch is an ascending scale, and a scale ordered by decreasing pitch is a descending scale. Some scales contain different pitches when ascending than when descending.. Mr. Silvagni. Write a Bass Line. The last written section of the AP test asks you to write a bass line to a given melody. There are 8 measures in total and the bass line is provided for the first 2. 1/2. Mr. Silvagni. Dominant Function. V and . vii. o. chords have a strong pull to tonic. Fa. to . Mi. and Ti to Do are tendency tones resolving. The tendencies are so strong that you can borrow this dominant/tonic motion from other keys. Performance Terms AP Music Theory Mr. Silvagni Italian heritage Most terms in music come from Italian, though there are a few in French and German An exhaustive list of musical terms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italian_musical_terms_used_in_English Intervals AP Music Theory Mr. Silvagni What is an Interval? An interval is the distance between two notes There are two parts to an interval name Quality – major/minor/perfect/augmented/diminished Distance – numerical (how many letter names away) Although the development of reading skills is an important component of formal jazz training many jazz musicians believe that aural skills particularly the ability to imitate with their instrument ar What is Texture in Music?. Music . t. exture is how much is going on in the music at any given moment. Overall, it describes the relationships of melodies and harmonies in a piece of music. Counterpoint. Mr. Silvagni. Figured Bass. Figured bass consists of the bass line and the Arabic numbers under the bass line (figures) that represent the intervals above the bass to be played. The voicing of the chord and the linear movement of each line is determined by the performer..