MUSICAL TEXTURE Monophonic Polyphonic Homophonic
1 melodic line Unison if more MUSICAL TEXTURE Monophonic 1 melodic line Unison if more Can have 1 or more than one voice or instrument playing/singing the same line
more than 1 melodic line combined to make COUNTERPOINT MUSICAL TEXTURE Polyphonic more than 1 melodic line combined to make COUNTERPOINT Imitation = Row Row Row Your boat … as a Round is strict imitation. Imitation is not always strict
1 melody accompanied by chords MUSICAL TEXTURE Homophonic 1 melody accompanied by chords most Common in Western Music today when chords become more than just whole or 1/2 notes we can push boundaries of polyphonic
Bizet , Farandole Suite No.2 LISTENING JOURNAL Bizet , Farandole Suite No.2 listen for textural variety
Repetition / Contrast / Variation MUSICAL FORM techniques for: Repetition / Contrast / Variation Modern forms (verse /pre-chorus/Chorus/bridge/solo) strange to have a THRU composed
MUSICAL FORM THREE PART (Tertiary) form ABA (can be subdivided) LISTENING JOURNAL TCHAIKOVSHY Dance of the Reed Pipes A B A’ (slightly altered with the ‘)
MUSICAL FORM Two Part (Binary Form) Form AB can subdivide or like AABB ABB AAB LISTENING JOURNAL Beethoven Contradance No7. form AABB
modern POP song forms verse/ chorus/solos / bridge/ intro / tags/ outro/ inst break / ect… IN CLASS EXERCISE Analyze FORM of: Help Hard Days Night My Hero
HELP by The Beatles Intro (A) Verse (B ) Chorus (C) Verse 2 (B’) Verse 3 (B’’) TAG
HARD DAYS NIGHT by The Beatles Verse 1 (A) Verse 2 (A’) Bridge (B) Guitar solo (A’’) ½ verse (1/2 A) TAG
MY HERO by The Foo Fighters Instr Intro (A) Verse 1 ( A’) Chorus (B) Verse 2 (A’’) Instr Solo Break (C) Short Bridge (D)
Pick your own song to write out form HOMEWORK Assignment 3 Pick your own song to write out form