Molasky Bands

Music – A Definition(this is the stuff that appears on tests!!)

Music - ORGANIZED SOUND (Yeah, that’s it…..nothing else!!!)

ORGANIZED SOUND (Here’s the catch): Able to be transmitted from one party to another, with the second party being able to produce a similar, if not exact result.

Me (Las Vegas) Dave and Jeff (Chicago)

2 Components of MusicPitch “What” to Play

Rhythm “How” to Play It

D sharp

E

G flat

B NaturalBlah…

CBlah…..

F sharpBlah…..

Blah….

B flat

Blah…

ENOUGH ALREADY!!

Quarter note Dotted Half noteSixteenth note

32nd noteWhole note

Eighth note

Quarter Rest

PLEASE STOP!!!

- It is how PITCH and RHYTHM are arranged and presented, which determines whether something qualifies as music.

So……. Does the exercise with the chair qualify as MUSIC????

YES NO

Try Again

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Why “Chair Song” Is Music

How to play (RHYTHM): Tap chair three times, pause, then toss

What to play (Pitch): The sound of the chair as it is tapped against the floor, the sound (or silence) as it sails through the air and the sound it makes as it crashes to the floor.

This information can be sent from one place…….

……………To another

Sydney, Australia (Opera House, where my friend Andrea teaches)

Review

• Music - Organized Sound

• Organized Sound - Able to be transmitted from one party to another

• Music = PITCH + RHYTHM• Pitch – What to Play (note names/sounds)

• Rhythm – How to play (Note values/Lengths)