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Recorder Lesson 2 -- E, low D, low C

"Bransle" - Performance Speed

As you get more confident with the fingerings you can try playing both lines of the melody with this recording. As you can here (and see in the score) both lines are nearly identical.

"Bransle" (First Line) Practice Speed

Third Graders -- here is the first line of "Bransle" seriously slowed down so you can play along.

Final Review

Exam will consist of 5 listening questions – 2 pts each
25 multiple choice questions – 2 pts each
5 short answers – 5 pts each
3 notational assignments – 5 pts each

The final will tend to emphasize material covered in the second half of class. However it is cumulative and you will need to know all the concept and vocabulary in order to understand and answer questions.
Test will cover these basic areas of music:

Rhythm

terminology:

Rhythm
Note Duration
Notes and Rests
Accents
Duple meter
Triple Meter
Common time
Ostinato/ostinati
Compound Meter
Allegro
Andante/Largo
Presto

Concepts

Know the difference between beat at rhythm.

Need to know what kind of meter common time, 2/4. 3/4 and 4/4 are. Need to know where the accents fall in each.

Need to know which of the terminology associated with tempo means fast and which means slow

Pitch

terminology:

Do
Solfege
Transposition
Key
Accidentals – sharps and flats
Grand Staff
Ledger lines
Treble Clef
Bass Clef

concepts:

Will need to be able to identify the notes on the keyboard.

Know which keys have two have two names.

Need to know the purpose of solfege.

Need to know what the terms do. home note and tonic have in common
Will need to know the difference between transposition and modulation.

Scale

Terminology:

Scale
Interval
Half note/whole note
Chromatic Scale
Pentatonic Scale
Blues scale

concepts:

Know that a scale, any scale, is a specific pattern of steps or intervals encompasing an octave. Also know that an interval is the distance between any two notes – half step is the difference between any two ascending or descending keys on the piano and a whole step is two half steps.

Will need to know that the arrangement of whole and half steps in any major diatonic scale.

Need to know what notes are flatted in the natural minor scale.

Need to know how many notes a pentatonic, diatonic and chromatic scale have.

Harmony

Terminology:

Harmony
1-IV-V harmony
Minor
Major and Minor Triads
Root Position
Inversion

Concepts:

Need to know what harmony is.

Need to know the difference between a minor and major triad.

Need to know what inversions are (I will not ask you make some).

Composition

Terminology:

Resolution – a melodic and harmonic idea of return to the home note or key.
Polyphony – more than one melodic line at one time
Cadence
Chord Progression

Concepts:

Need to know what the conventions of melodic compositions are.

Form

terminology

12 bar blues
Sonata Form
ABA
Symphony
Concerto
Opera
Aria
Recitative
Overture
Libretto
The blues
Gospel
Country Music
Folk music

Concepts:

Need to be able to define form in music.

Need to describe the elements that make up the sonata form.

Need to be able to describe elements of a blues song.

Need to be able to define Opera terminology including Overture, Aria, Recitative and Libretto.

Dynamics and articulation

Terminology:

Forte
Piano
Mezzo Forte
Legato and staccato
Accents
Slurs

Concepts:

Need to understand the difference between dynamics and articulation and the purpose of each.

Other terms:

Timbre
Melisma
Race records

Will need to know a few basic history facts:

The first instrument was the voice

The first large scale vocal music form that told a story (and so was a forerunner of opera) was the Roman Catholic Mass.

Early musicians were amateurs of the knightly class.

Opera became on of the first commercial viable forms of entertainment. As such all of the things that follow comercialization including an expansion of size and scope, level of melodrama, star culture and a seperation between performers and audience evolved.

The blues evolved from work songs, church music and the attempt by blacks to marry their African pentatonic ideas about melody to the Western scale. The blues were an important musical development because they represent a statement of individual identity.

The two important inventions that preceded Rock and Roll were the recording device and electric instruments – especially the guitar.

Rock and roll evolved from the following popular forms: Blues, Gospel, Country and Western and later Folk.

The most important folk musician in the 20th century was Woody Guthrie.

See you all on Monday!

Monday's Quiz

A couple of people have asked me about the quiz on Monday. To prepare you should review the material on Sonata Form and also the first three quizzes. The questions that do not have to do with Sonata come from there.

Have a good weekend.

Style Guide for Concert Review

There are two concert reviews due -- one next week and the other the day of the final

Each concert review should be 1-2 typed pages and should include:

The name of the performer or performers
The date and venue
What kind of music was it?
What was the instrumentation?
What was the repertoire (what selections did they perform?)
How was the set organized – fast followed by ballads? New Material verses old favorites? Did this organization contribute to the success or failure?
Critical analysis – this is the part where you say what you thought, but saying “it was great” will not be enough. If it is someone you have seen before how did it compare to previous experiences? If it was a new kind of music to you, what did you think? How could the performance have been better? You should try to touch on some of the things we talked about in class.