1. MUSIC IN OUR CULTURE

2.  Culture is the customs, ideas, tastes and beliefs acquired through a person’s background  Culture is the sum total of one’s lifestyle  Culture can be expressed many ways  Clothing  Food  Speech  Arts

3.  The kinds of music you like reveal something about who you are  As humans, we can like more than one type of music  Music style refers to  The distinct manner or character of musical expression

4.  Direction – Number your paper from one to twenty and match the music with its style. Write the letter and the name on your paper. a. American folk songk. Heavy Metal (rock) b. Native Americanl. Hymn c. Baroquem. March d. Big Band (swing)n. Mariachi (Mexican) e. Bluegrasso. Minimalist (20 th Century) f. Bluesp. Musical Theater (Broadway) g. Classical (period)q. Ragtime h. Country and Westernr. Rap i. Dixielands. Renaissance (period) j. Gospelt. Romantic (period)

5.  Jazz  African American invention  Developed around New Orleans late 1800s  Improvised  Simple, heartfelt music  Intended for small audiences and dancing  Small instrument ensemble – piano, winds, drums, bass  Famous musicians  Louis Armstrong  Joseph “King” Oliver  Classical  European music from 1750 – 1820  Simple, clear melodies  Harmonic background  Homophonic music  Dramatic changes in loud/soft, high/low, fast/slow  Symphony orchestra – strings, woodwind, brass  Concerto – work in three sections (movements) for solo instrument and orchestra

6. DDirections : Listen to the two musical selections, one from classical and the other from jazz. Write the similarities and differences you hear on a sheet of paper. CClassical – Allegro movement from C oncerto in D Major for Trumpet and Orchestra by Michael Haydn JJazz – “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To” by Cole Porter (performed by Ella Fitzgerald)

7.  The ability to hear musical characteristics and to describe them in words  1. Determine the means (sources of the sound, size of the group)  2. Describe the musical expression (rhythm, melody, mood)  3. Determine the order of the piece (amount of repetition and contrast)  4. Determine the possible origin (where, when and by whom the music was created)  5. Characterize the use of this music (its function or purpose and intended audience)