The Pleasure of Music Chapter 1

Power to... Entertain Guests at a party, yourself in the car Inspire New ideas and inventions Provoke Deep thought Enrage Cause a riot….which has happened Enhance Celebrations such as marriages, graduations, funerals

Unique to Humanity and You The fact that we are able to create music is what makes us unique. Voice Wind Instruments String Instruments Percussion Drumset (used for jazz or rock) African Drumming Maracas Reflects the pure essence of human creativity.

Time Capsule “A container storing a selection of objects chosen as being typical of the present time” A pair of gold-coated copper phonograph records. Voyager I and II - Launched in 1977 Mission to fly by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and beam back data It contained greetings in 51 languages from Earth to whomever or whatever might intercept them Digitized photos, sounds, and pictorial account of humanity’s most notable achievements

Voyager and Its Music Carl Sagan 27 Musical Selections Late astronomer who spearheaded the movement to add music to the phonograph records “There is much more to human beings than perceiving and thinking. We are feeling creatures” 27 Musical Selections Navajo Indians China Senegal (Western Africa) New Guinea (Island in Pacific; second largest)

Selections continued…. Classical - Bach, Mozart, Stravinsky Jazz - Louis Armstrong Tsuru No Sugomori (“Cranes in Their Nest”) - Japanese Flute Piece Wedding Song - Peru Percussion from Senegal

What Music Would You Include in a Time Capsule? Choose 3-5 songs that you would include in a time capsule. Write about why you chose those songs. If someone from the future were to open it… How would they initially react? What would they think about you as a person? Angry? Relaxed? Upbeat? Share with someone else in the class.

Kye Kye Kule Traditional African Game Song learned by children Form – Structure and design of a composition. Typically incorporates repetition, contrast, unity, and variety. Structurally, the song has a question-and-answer pattern. This is formally known as call and response.

Families and Musical Identities Music plays a larger role in some families; it’s the center of what they do. Recreational Reasons Professional Reasons Johann Sebastian Bach – Family of Classical Musicians Marsalis – Marsalis Family: A Jazz Collection Malcolm and Angus Young – AC/DC Jackson 5

Rhythmic Patterns Clave – Rhythmic pattern that provides foundation Heard in multiple genres. Typically heard in Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban, Rhythm and Blues Played over a steady recurring pulse, or a beat.

Organizing Pitch Pitch – is the highness or lowness of sound determined by its frequency A = 440Hz Melody – intentionally organized succession of musical tones Canon – Musical form where parts enter at different times, but have the same melody

Review Form, Call and Response, Canon, Clave, Melody, Pitch, Beat Voyager I and II i. Purpose ii. What did they carry? Who is responsible for music being added to the phonograph records? What was his reasoning?