Melody & Texture: Difference between revisions
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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 | ||
== Resources == | |||
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* 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] | |||
* ''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 Youtube Texture Sample Playlist] | |||
==== '''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== | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 30 July 2020
| 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
Resources
Readings
- Jackson, Music Appreciation:
- Magnuson, Sound Patterns: Chapter 3 - Texture
- Hutchinson, Music for the 21st Century Classroom
- Earmaster: Chapter 2.4 - Texture
- 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