Chapter 6 Section 2 Voices in your Community

Voices in Your Community

Musical Textures Songs sung by choirs are known for having texture Singing a melody with no harmony is a monophonic texture Singing a song as a round creates a polyphonic texture (independent melodies that stand alone) Homophonic texture comes from accompanying harmony that supports the main melody

Listening Identify the musical texture of this group. Monophonic, polyphonic, and homophonic CD 4 #29 “Hush, Hush, Somebody’s Callin’ Mah Name”

Using Your Voice to Express Yourself Think of the ways you use your speaking voice “See you later” “Be careful!” “How are you?”

Bell Ringer 12/7/12 What happened today in history that brought America into WWII?

Expressing Yourself Through Music Delivering a musical performance can be exhilarating and demanding Musicians must work to develop control and confidence Before performing, musicians audiate the music This takes a great deal of practice. Professionals usually go over a part of music again and again until it is mastered.

Audiation Audiation- the capacity to think sound Hear music in your “mind’s ear” Think of how you would look at a song without knowing it, and you could sing it in your head. Practice with a popular song!

Singing A Capella A Capella- singing without instrumental accompaniment The phrase is Latin for “as in the chapel” In the early Christian church, singing was always unaccompanied CD 4 #30 “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”