LESSON 7 Flashcards
Defined as the art of combining and regulating sounds of varying pitch to produce compositions that express various ideas and feelings
Music
2 Media in Music
Vocal Medium
Instrumental Medium
The oldest and most popular medium
for music is the human voice.
Vocal Medium
Classification of Human Voice (Komien,2008)
Soprano
Mezzosoprano
Contralto
Tenor
Bass
Baritone
Highest female singing voice.
Soprano
Female singing voice between soprano and contralto
Mezzosoprano
Female singing voice that is low and rich in
quality.
Contralto
Highest adult male singing voice.
Tenor
Male singing voice that is low and rich in quality.
Bass
Male singing voice that is between tenor and
bass
Baritone
Materials that produce/create sound
Instrumental Medium
Traditional Instruments of Music:
String Instruments
Woodwind Instruments
Brass Instruments
Percussion Instruments
Keyboard Instruments
Provide basic orchestral sounds.
String Instruments
Create sounds by blowing into them.
Woodwind Instruments
Have cup-shaped mouthpieces and expands into a bellshaped end.
Brass Instruments
Makes sound by hitting them.
Percussion Instruments
Make sound by means of a keyboard which consist of a series of black and white keys.
Keyboard Instruments
Some Genres of Music:
Classical Music
Folk Music
Pop Music
Jazz
Blues
Rock Music
Alternative Music
European tradition that covered the
years of 1750 to 1830. Forms such as the symphony, concerto, and sonata were standardized.
Classical Music
Originated in the traditional popular culture
or is written in such a style.
Folk Music
Began in the 1950s and is inspired in the
tradition of rock and roll.
Pop Music
Originated in the African-American communities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Jazz
Originated from the African Americans in the
deep South of the United States in the late 19th Century.
Blues
Form of popular music that evolved from
rock and roll and pop music.
Rock Music
A style of rock music that emerged
from the independent music of the 1980s and gained popularity in the 1990s.
Alternative Music
