Why Do I Like This Song A Look At Your Musical Preferences There are a lot of factors that determine the music you like Your culture Your parents Your personality Your Culture Some Questions What is consonance What is dissonance ID: 761118
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Why Do I Like This Song? A Look At Your Musical Preferences
There are a lot of factors that determine the music you like. Your culture Your parents Your personality
Your Culture
Some Questions... What is consonance? What is dissonance?
Some Questions... Why do you Western audiences seem to prefer music with consonance? How do you think your musical tastes would be different if you were from the Middle East? Africa? Japan?
Your Parents
Some Questions... What kinds of music did your parents/guardians listen to when you were a kid? Do you find that you like those kinds of music?
Your Personality
Some Questions... What is feeling? What is valence? What is depth?
Tying it All Together Imagine that your cochlea is damaged and you can no longer hear higher frequencies. Would this change the types of music you enjoy?
Tying it All Together Now imagine that you are from a culture that hasn’t had any exposure to Western music. Harmony would be a new concept for you! Would that change the kinds of music you enjoy?
Tying it All Together Let’s say you have a very nervous personality. Are you more likely to enjoy music that has lots of dissonance or music that is consonant?
Tying it All Together Mrs. Rhodes likes listening to music from many different genres, eras, and cultures. How might this reflect her personality, her parents, and her culture?
Why do I like this song? We are going to listen to musical clips from different genres & eras. In each one, we will look at the three different factors in the video:
Why do I like this song? Excitement - how energetic and intense the music is Valence - How the music makes you feel Depth - How complex the music is
Why do I like this song? As we listen to each clip, circle the response that you think fits the song the best. This is about your own musical preferences, so there are no right or wrong answers. Please turn the board off at this point so the students can focus on the music and not the video (you can just hit the blank button)
“Morning Mood” from Peer Gynt
“Southern Nights” Glen Campbell
“Sandstorm” Darude
“Say Something” A Great Big World
“Danza Kuduro” Don Omar & Lucenzo
“Sabre Dance” Aram Khachaturian
“Rolling in the Deep” Adele
“Ride of the Valkyries” Richard Wagner
“Good Feeling” Flo Rida