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*Students will understand the fundamental concepts of texture, melody, countermelody and accompaniment. | *Students will understand the fundamental concepts of texture, melody, countermelody and accompaniment. | ||
*Students will be able to identify different types of texture. | *Students will be able to identify different types of texture. | ||
*Students will learn | *Students will learn the basic features of melodic writing: motive, phrase, contour, range | ||
*Students will explore how melody is portrayed in sign languages through signing space and gestural modification | |||
==Resources== | |||
====Readings==== | |||
*Jackson, ''Music Appreciation'': | |||
**[https://courses.lumenlearning.com/musicappreciation_with_theory/chapter/melody-an-overview/ Melody] | |||
**[https://courses.lumenlearning.com/musicappreciation_with_theory/chapter/motive/ Motives] | |||
**Musical Texture: [https://courses.lumenlearning.com/musicappreciation_with_theory/chapter/monophony/ Part 1], [https://courses.lumenlearning.com/musicappreciation_with_theory/chapter/homophony/ Part 2] | |||
*[http://academic.udayton.edu/PhillipMagnuson/soundpatterns/fundamentals/texture.html Magnuson, ''Sound Patterns'': Chapter 3 - Texture] | |||
*Hutchinson, ''Music for the 21st Century Classroom'' | |||
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MotiveSection.html Chapter 11.1 - Motive] | |||
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/PhraseSection.html Chapter 11.4 - Phrase] | |||
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/Texture.html Chapter 14.1 - Texture] | |||
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/ChoraleTexture.html Chapter 14.2 - Choral Texture] | |||
*[https://www.earmaster.com/music-theory-online/ch02/chapter-2-4.html Earmaster: Chapter 2.4 - Texture] | |||
*Maler, [forthcoming book from OUP on sign language and music] | |||
*''Music Theory Academy'': | |||
**[https://www.musictheoryacademy.com/understanding-music/musical-texture/ Texture] | |||
**[https://www.musictheoryacademy.com/composing-music/imitation/ Imitation] | |||
**[https://www.musictheoryacademy.com/understanding-music/musical-structures/ Musical Structures Part 1] | |||
*Lipscomb, ''History & Styles of Rock'': | |||
**[http://www.lipscomb.umn.edu/rock/Texture.htm Examples of Musical Texture] | |||
*[http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~krr2/mel_anal.html Rumery, ''Composer's Tools'': Contour] | |||
*[http://tagg.org/mmmsp/EverydayTonalityInfo.htm Tagg, Excerpts from "Chapter 5: Melody" in ''Everyday Tonality II'' (2014).] | |||
====Listening or Videos==== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpM0dGwm-tSOAQZDY8HawI0B-IueafU8x Texture Sample Playlist (Youtube)] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpM0dGwm-tSOkXPXJ3PDM4nQR9_roQkNk Playlist to Accompany Tagg Chapter 5 (Youtube)] | |||
== | ===='''Tools'''==== | ||
*[https://addtexture.com AddTexture] | |||
==Class Activities== | ==Class Activities== | ||
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*Identification of texture in musical examples from different genres and time periods | *Identification of texture in musical examples from different genres and time periods | ||
*Identification of general contour for melodic segments | *Identification of general contour for melodic segments | ||
==Assignments== | ==Assignments== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 21 December 2024
| This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Sound & Music module. |
Objectives
- Students will understand the fundamental concepts of texture, melody, countermelody and accompaniment.
- Students will be able to identify different types of texture.
- Students will learn the basic features of melodic writing: motive, phrase, contour, range
- Students will explore how melody is portrayed in sign languages through signing space and gestural modification
Resources
Readings
- Jackson, Music Appreciation:
- Magnuson, Sound Patterns: Chapter 3 - Texture
- Hutchinson, Music for the 21st Century Classroom
- Earmaster: Chapter 2.4 - Texture
- Maler, [forthcoming book from OUP on sign language and music]
- Music Theory Academy:
- Lipscomb, History & Styles of Rock:
- Rumery, Composer's Tools: Contour
- Tagg, Excerpts from "Chapter 5: Melody" in Everyday Tonality II (2014).
Listening or Videos
Tools
Class Activities
- Discussion and definition of different types of texture
- Identification of texture in musical examples from different genres and time periods
- Identification of general contour for melodic segments
Assignments
- Identifying melodic shape and texture in recorded examples