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Lesson 3

This document provides definitions and explanations of various musical concepts related to rhythm, timbre, and form. It defines rhythm as the flow of music through time, determined by how long or short pitches sound. It then discusses the interrelated aspects of beat, meter, accent, syncopation, and tempo. It defines timbre as the unique quality of sounds that allows us to distinguish between them. It also discusses texture, key, melody, harmony, and musical form. The document aims to explain these fundamental elements of music.

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Lesson 3

This document provides definitions and explanations of various musical concepts related to rhythm, timbre, and form. It defines rhythm as the flow of music through time, determined by how long or short pitches sound. It then discusses the interrelated aspects of beat, meter, accent, syncopation, and tempo. It defines timbre as the unique quality of sounds that allows us to distinguish between them. It also discusses texture, key, melody, harmony, and musical form. The document aims to explain these fundamental elements of music.

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LESSON 3:

RHYTHM AND
TIMBRE
WHAT IS RHYTHM?
• RHYTHM IS THE FLOW OF MUSIC THROUGH TIME.
• G E N E R A L LY R E F E R S T O T H E A S P E C T O F T I M E I N
MUSIC.
• IT DETERMINES HOW LONG OR SHORT THE PITCH
WILL SOUND.

IT HAS SEVERAL INTERRELATED ASPECTS:


• BEAT
• METER
• ACCENT AND SYNCOPATION
• TEMPO
A. BEAT
• Is a regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time. When you clap your hands or tap your foot to the music, you
are responding to its beat.
B. METER
• Is the organization of beats into regular groups. A group containing a fixed number is called a MEASURE.
C. ACCENT AND SYNCOPATION
• An important aspect of rhythm is the way individual notes are stressed and how they get special emphasis. A note is emphasized most
obviously by being played louder than the notes around it that is by receiving a dynamic accent.
• When an accented note comes where we normally would not expect one, the effect is known as syncopation.
D. TEMPO
• Is the speed of the beat, the basic pace of the music. A fast tempo is associated with a feeling of energy, drive, and excitement. A slow
tempo often contributes to a solemn, lyrical, or calm mood.
• Largo – very slow, broad
• Grave – very slow, solemn
• Adagio – slow
• Andante – moderately slow, a walking pace
• Moderato – moderate
• Allegretto – moderately fast
• Allegro – fast
• Vivace – lively
• Presto – very fast
• Prestissimo – as fast as possible
MELODY
IS A SERIES OF SINGLE TONES WHICH ADD UP TO A
RECOGNIZABLE WHOLE. A MELODY BEGINS, MOVES, AND
E N D S ; I T H A S D I R E C T I O N , S H A P E , A N D C O N T I N U I T Y.

HARMONY
R E F E R S T O T H E WAY C H O R D S A R E C O N S T R U C T E D A N D H O W
T H E Y F O L L O W E A C H O T H E R . A C H O R D I S A C O M B I N AT I O N
O F T H R E E O R M O R E TO N E S S O U N D E D AT O N C E .

KEY
KEY OR TONALITY REFERS TO THE PRESENCE OF
A CENTRAL NOTE, SCALE AND CHORD WITHIN A
PIECE.
TIMBRE
THE UNIQUE QUALITY OR QUALITIES INHERENT
I N S O U N D S T H AT A L L O W U S T O D I S T I N G U I S H
BETWEEN THEM

• TIMBER (TAMBOUR – As in tambourine) has also been


referred to as the tone coloring of an instrument.
• The distinct tone quality of an instrument can be represented
by the color that matches the sound
• COLOR – is the result of the difference in timbre or quality
of tone in a variety of voices and instruments.
TEXTURE
• Refers to the number of tones one is expected to apprehend simultaneously.
• Texture (layer)
a) Polyphonic texture: simultaneous performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest.
b) Homophonic texture: when we hear one main melody accompanied by chords
c) Monophonic texture: when we hear one main melody without accompaniment

FORM
• Form in music is the organization of musical elements in time. In a musical composition, pitch,
tone, color, dynamics, rhythm, melody, and texture interact to produce a sense of shape and
structure.
THANK YOU!

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