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Music Part of sound Art of combining and regulating sounds of varying pitch to produce melodious harmony expressive of various ideas and emotions  Sound Begins with the vibrations of an object, such as a table that is pounded or a string...

Music Part of sound Art of combining and regulating sounds of varying pitch to produce melodious harmony expressive of various ideas and emotions  Sound Begins with the vibrations of an object, such as a table that is pounded or a string that Is plucked. The vibrations are transmitted to our ears by a medium which is usually air. 4 Main Properties of Musical Sound 1.Pitch 2.Dynamics 3.Tone Color / Timbre 4.Duration Pitch It refers to the relative highness or lowness we hear in a sound. Most men speak and sing in a lower range of pitches than women or children Speech would be boring and no music without pitch  Dynamics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffcaP94N8KM  Dynamics Dynamics in music refers to how loud or soft is the music. Dynamics are how loud or soft the music is or should be played.  Tone/ Timbre the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone. The quality of sounds Sense of continuity  Duration In music, duration is an amount of time or how long or short a note, phrase, section, or composition lasts. Duration is the length of time a pitch, or tone, is sounded. A note may last less than a second, while a symphony may last more than an hour. Duration  Mediums in Music The Vocal Medium (Singing) Musical Instruments Percussion, woodwind, string, brass, and keyboard. Categories are based on their sounds, characteristics, and how the sounds are produced.  Elements of Music Rhythm - How we place our notes in time Melody - Combination of pitch and duration  Texture - single melodic line without any harmonic accompaniment. - is characterized by multiple, independent melodic lines that weave together to create a complex and intricate sound. - is music features a single melody line accompanied by harmonic elements, like chords or harmonies. Form - Associated with shape, structure, organizayion and coherence. - organization of musical ideas and time.  Kinds of Music Program Music Folk Music Art Song Jazz Music Classic Music The Opera Texture Read ense,ble of mediums and history of music Page: 117-126