This is a fun, brief demonstration of shared musical expectations across many cultures led by Bobby McFerrin. Try singing along with the crowd -- you may be surprised at how musical you are and how deeply musical expectation is ingrained in your ears just by existing on this planet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk
Harmony
Several of you noted in Online class discussion #1 that harmony seemed to tie disparate musical lines together -- if they all corresponded to the harmony, the piece still felt coherent, no matter how many different ideas were going on. Another thing that harmony does is provide color or shading to a melody. If the same … Continue reading Harmony
Class discussion #1
Before reading any further... Have you emailed me your WordPress user name? I can't give you credit for your comments on this post if I don't know that you made them! Email me your WordPress user name if you have not done so already. From February 10 to February 17 (ending at 5 pm that … Continue reading Class discussion #1
Music notation
Some of you may be interested in learning a little more about how music is notated. Notation is a central part of how all the music we'll be covering this semester is created, played, and preserved--all the composers we'll encounter use music notation to specify what sounds they want to hear and when, and all … Continue reading Music notation
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