Emotion in Music

This lesson is part of the Style & Compositional Techniques category.

Objectives

• Students will become familiar with the rhythmic characteristics of primitivism and expressionism.
• Students will become familiar with the characteristics and techniques of metal music.

Resources

Readings

• Hudson, Metal in Theory
• Dimond, "Expressionism"
• Magnuson, Sound Patterns:
  • Primitivism
  • Expressionism

Class Activities

• Discussion and definition of primitivistic rhythms and metal
• Analysis and identification of techniques in different styles of music
• Composition and improvisation of music which uses characteristics of primitivism, expressionism or metal

Assignments

• Identification and analysis of primal, expressionist techniques in written and recorded music