The Pleasure of Music

Two gold-plated copper phonograph records were attached to both voyager spacecrafts in 1977. These 'time capsules' includes a collection of Earth's greatest hits

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The Voyager Spacecraft

In most cultures, exposure to music begins early.

For example: 'The A-B-C Song'

Music Connections to Childhood

No two people are alike.
Everyone has their own likes and dislikes.
This includes the music you listen to.

Music and the Individual

Form: The structure and design of a composition, incorporating repetition, contrast, unity, and variety

Call and Response: A question and answer pattern in which a group responds to a leader

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Kye Kye Kule

One important force that helps to shape us is family.

Music can play an important role in some families.

• Contemporary

• American Jazz musicians

• Contributed to the revitalization of jazz

• 5 family members involved in jazz

​The Marsalis Family

• Baroque Era

• German Composers

• More than seven generations

• Played a crucial role in development of Western classical music

The Bach Family

Music is sometimes called a universal language.

Technology has made it possible to access and share

• Achieved increasing success beyond her native Benin in West Africa

• learned rock, jazz, salsa, and rumba

• Won 3 grammy nominations

• Fused her West African Traditions with American genres

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Angelique Kidjo

• A basic rhythm pattern that provides the foundation for complex rhythms, usually played on claves

• Clave: A basic rhythmic pattern that provides the foundation for the complex rhythms played by multiple drums

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West African Rhythms

​Listening Example 1

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​1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

​Listening Example 2

​1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

​1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

​Listening Example 2

​1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

​1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

The highness or lowness of sound determined by its frequency if vibration.

​Pitch

An intentionally organized succession of musical tones

Melody

• Had a profound influence on music culture

• Contributed folk songs, hymns, and world's best known composers.

  • ex. Johann Pachelbel

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​Germany and Austria

A musical form where parts enter a different times but have the same melody throughout.

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​Cannon

​Listen to these two songs, and do the following activity.

First 8 Beats------- Pat on all 8 beats
Second 8 Beats -------- Pat on 7 beats and tap on 1 beat
Third 8 Beats -------- Pat on 6 beats and tap on 2 beats
Fourth 8 Beats --------- Pat on 5 beats and tap on 3 beats

First 8 Beats ------- Pat on all 8 beats
Second 8 Beats -------- Pat on 7 beats and tap on 1 beat
Third 8 Beats -------- Pat on 6 beats and tap on 2 beats
Fourth 8 Beats --------- Pat on 5 beats and tap on 3 beats

The Best Time of Our Lives

​​Symphony No. 4