UNIT 4 FLEX SEMINAR MUSIC HU 300: Art and Humanities in the 20 th Century and Beyond with Laurie Smart-Pottle, M.Ed.

UNIT 4 FLEX SEMINAR

MUSICHU 300: Art and Humanities in the 20th Century and BeyondwithLaurie Smart-Pottle, M.Ed

Any questions before we get started?

Looking ahead…

Unit 4 To-Do Checklist

ReadingRead chapter 5 in our text: “Music” (or PDF in Doc Sharing).

Supplemental ResourcesTwo short clips on the impact music has on Parkinson’s patients and infants (My Web Resources).Review Key Terms using the Flashcards in My Humanities Kit.

Discussion 50 pts.Participate in discussion (link under Unit 4 tab). One question this week.

Flex SeminarAttend/ participate in a synchronous discussion.

Project #2 120 pts.Due by Tuesday @ 11:59! Check out the “Helpful Resources” link in Unit 4 discussion board or Doc Sharing.Be sure to view the short video in the instructions/rubric document before beginning.Use the example paper as a template…

Project #2: “Your Soundtrack” What songs/genre are important and

why? Explain the role of music in your life (not

limited to) Childhood Adolescence Comfort Happiness

Step out of the box!!

Grading Criteria

A: 108-120 points Shoot for this!

Essay reflects careful consideration of the role of music throughout one’s life (10 pts.).

  Project demonstrates the concepts strongly

using concrete examples of music in childhood, adolescence, and as a form of rebellion (10 pts.).

  Project uses vocabulary terms from the unit

(10 pts.).  Project is clearly written—minimal

grammatical, mechanical, and formatting errors (10 pts.).

  Project meets posted length requirements—

and follows directions (10 pts.).

Musical Terms

Atonality

Avant-garde

Baroque

Chamber music

Chromatic scale

Counterpoint

Diatonic scale

Dissonance

Fugue

Half-tone

Harmony

Hip-hop

Improvisation

key

Melody

Minimalism

Pentatonic scale

Ragtime

Rap

Rhythm

Rock

Rock ’n’ roll

Scale

Symphony

Syncopation

Toccata

tone

What do you think?

Might music pre-exist language?

Love for and appreciation of music is a universal feature of human culture (Vaidya, 2004).

Music is Universal

How?

Why?

Examples?

Fotosearch, 2011)

Kinds of Music

Name a concert/ show you have been to.

What period of music was it from or what style of music was it?

Symphony Hip-hop Ragtime Rock Jazz Folk Spiritual Pop

Why?

If only one genre of music was available for mankind to listen to what would it be?

(Fotosearch, 2011)

Music and Emotion

Several characteristics have been suggested that might influence the emotion of music: Major keys and rapid

tempos cause happiness Slow tempos cause sadness Rapid tempos together with

dissonance cause fear

Can you think of movies, soap operas, TV shows that remind you of this?

Background Music

Is it intended to encourage close attention?

Become a “foreground” listener. Where would you expect to hear background music? (Fotosearch, 2011)

Gender Specific Music

Are female performers having trouble competing in what is still a male-dominated scene?

Do you prefer male to female performers, or vice versa?

(Starplus, 2011)

References

Fotosearch. (2011). Binary world [Royalty Free Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.fotosearch.com/IGS128/110_010/

Fotosearch. (2011). Oneperson, person, people, onepersononly [Royalty Free Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.fotosearch.com/TGR386/trd014ca4480/

Fotosearch. (2011). Waiter's foot blocking elevator doors. [Royalty Free Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.fotosearch.com/UNX556/u16566472/

Gabber, D. (2010). Lady Gaga: 2010 MTV video music awards - press room. Starplus.com. Retrieved from http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lady_Gaga/gallery/DGG-025894/

Vaidya, G. (2004). Music, emotion, and the brain. Serendip. Retrieved from http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro04/web2/gvaidya.html

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