1. Chapter 1 Notes
The Pleasure Of Music

2. Musical Layout
Form: the structure and design of a composition. It incorporates repitition, contrast, unity, and variety.
Call and Response: a musical form that incorporates a question-and-answer pattern in which a group responds to a leader.
Example: Kye Kye Kule (#2)

3. Musician Profile Johann Sebastian (J.S.) Bach 1685-1750
German composer
Performed on organ, harpsichord, and violin
Born into a musical family that would produce 7 generations of important musicians
“Toccata and fugue in d minor”

4. Current Musical Families
Marsalis Family
Ellis Marsalis (Father): pianist
Branford Marsalis: saxophone
Wynton Marsalis: trumpet
Most successful and well known
Delfayo Marsalis: trombone
Jason Marsalis: drums
Family Music (#4)

5. The Global Reaches of Music
World Influences
The Global Reaches of Music

6. West African Rhythms
Clave: a basic rhythm pattern that provides the foundation for the complex rhythms played by multiple drums. Used in the West African music culture.
Ex: “Tche’-tche’”
Afro-pop version of “Kye Kye Kule”
Listening Activity

7. The Beat Beat: a steady recurring pulse Perform the clave pattern (#6)
Compare two types of music (#9)

8. European Influence on Music
Germany and Austria have had the greatest influence on European Music
Heavily influenced American music
Melody: the main idea of a musical line
Most often is a moving line of music
Pitch: the highness or lowness of sound determined by its frequency of vibration

9. Melodic uses
Canon: A musical form where parts enter at different times but have the same melody throughout
“Row your boat”
Johann Pachelbel: “Cannon in D” (#8)