Elements of Music Colour or Mood
Colour or Mood Colour is a fancy way to talk about the emotion or feeling. In music, the combination of all 10 other musical elements can make our brains perceive a piece of music as sad, happy, calming, angry, etc.
Colour Often colours are associated with certain moods we feel. What moods come to your mind when you see: Red or pinks? Blues or purples? Greens? Orange and yellow?
Reds or Pinks?
Blues or purples?
Greens?
Yellows or oranges?
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Examples… “I Don’t Feel Like Dancing” – Scissor Sisters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5I6y1Qvz0 “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” – Green Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soa3gO7tL-c