Italian terms of the month (Gd 4 above)

Italian terms of the month (Students from Grade 4 onwards)

Italian Terms

affettuoso ..............tenderly

affrettando ....................hurrying

amabile/amiable............... pleasant

appassionato.................... passionately

calando..................... dying away

cantando................ singing

come.................... as, similar to

come prima ................as before

come sopra................ as above

facile................ easy

fuoco .................fire

giusto.............. proper,

l'istesso tempo ..............at the same speed

morendo................ dying away

niente.............. nothing

nobilmente............. nobly

perdendosi........... dying away

possibile .............possible

quasi.................. as, resembling

sonoro .................resonant, with a rich sound

sopra.............. above

sotto............. below

sotto voce............. in an undertone

tempo giusto............ in strict time

veloce ..............swift

voce................. voice

Happy Reading student!

After reading, pls post 'yes' in the commemt. TQ

The Classical Period ( 1750-1820)

The classical period is described as The Enlightenment.

Can anyone please check out what is the meaning of "Enlightenment"?PLease check out from the dictionary or from the net.

Answer please?

Classical style in music - emphasis on clarity, order and balance, simple texture, mainly in homophonic texture. (Student, feel free to add any features of classical period if you know any of them), use of alberti bass, etc...

THe four giants in the classical period .. Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and J.C.Bach

Everyone can now enjoy and attend concerts because of the development of public concerts. In Baraque period, the aristocracy hire the composers to write music for them or for the royalty. Now, the composer can survive without being as an employee of these rich people and more people were exposed to music. The development of public concerts increase the popularity of orchestra. As a result of all these process, symphonies music became 'the pop music' of their days.

Popular works by composers.... the sonatas. symphonies and chamber music.

The Baroque period - Year 1600-1750

The term "baroque" is derived from barroco, the Portugese word for a mishapen pearl.

It describes the flamboyant architecture found in German, Austrian and Italian Churches of the 17 th century. The music shows the characteristic of Baroque period such as .....

1. highly ornamental style with strong harmonic basis. / just like the highly ornamental design in the churches.

2. Most baraque music such as concerto grosso (for group of instruments) was supported by basso continuo, a firm bass line played on keyboard ad reinforced on cello or bass.

3. popular with opera, instrumental music such as concertos (solo instrument with orchestra), concerto grosso (a small solo instruments group and big group of orchestra), sonatas and suites (dance music).

4. Famous composers - Monteverdi, Handel, Scarlatti are specialized in Opera Antonio Vivaldi is speciaized in Concerto and Instrumental music J.S.Bach is specialized in church music, cantata , instrumental and keyboard music.

Which String instrument is a transposing instrument?

Violin, Viola, Cello or Double bass?

Look at these bars taken from Bach's Chorale BWV2.6. There are just harmony.



Can you spot any NCTs? Please state the bars and types of NCTs..

What is Non-Chord Tones?

Some people label Non-Chord Tones as NCTs, melodic decoration, non harmony note, etc....

Basically, they are the same meaning. Non-Chord Tones are notes that not belong to the chord.

You can add NCTs to make the melody more interesting and add tense to it, so that it doesn't sound booooooring....but too much NCTs will sound complicated. Dear students, make sure don't overdo it, yea..

Below are the different types of NCTs:

For Gd 6 ...

1. Passing note.... approached by STEP and left by STEP IN SAME DIRECTION

2. Auxiliary note....approached by STEP and left by STEP IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION

3. Changing note (Escape note)... characteristic NONE of above no.1 & 2 , on WEAK BEAT

4. Appoggiatura...characteristic NONE of above no.1 & 2 , on STRONG BEAT

5. Anticipation... approached by STEP or LEAP, left by SAME TONE

Gd. 7

6. Suspension... approached by SAME TONE, left by STEP DOWN

7. Retardation...approached by SAME TONE, left by STEP UP

Gd.8

8. Pedal point (tonic or dominant)..usually occurs in the BASS, a stationary pitch that begin as a chord tone, then becomes NCT as the harmonic change.

In woodwind family, which standard orchestral instruments are transposing instrument?

Flute?

Clarinet?

Bassoon?

What is a transposing instrument?

Transposition is the writing of music at a different pitch than sounding pitch.

It is used in certain instruments to simplify notation making it easier to read by players.

These instruments are called “transposing instruments” who read a part that is transposed to a different interval than the concert pitch.

In other words, a written C4 (middle C) on the page will not produce a sounding C4 if the instrument is transposing, it will produce something else depending on the instrument.

Look at above example. The first example is in written pitch/transposed pitch (the one in E major key) . The 2nd example is in sounding pitch/concert pitch (the one in D major key)

How would we write this part for Clarinet in B-flat? Since the instrument is in B-flat, then we must transpose it by a Major 2nd lower.

What is Harmony?

The science of how we combine notes into chords, and how the chords work together, is called "harmony".

When we look at music with our analytical hats on, we can think about it in two different ways.


We can look at if from left to right - this is the melody and rhythm.

Or, we can look at it from top to bottom - this is the harmony


Easy to understand?

Which are the standard orchestral woodwind instruments? Please name them.

What is a reed? Which family of instrument uses it?

CLUES....
A reed is a thin strip of material which vibrates to produce a sound on a musical instrument.

There are 2 types of reed; single reed and double reed

They have a flat (back) side which fits against the mouthpiece and a top side which tapers to a thin tip.

Which standard orchestral instrument uses single reed and double reed?

Anyone can answer????

What is augmented unison?

An interval between 2 notes at the same staff position e.g from C to Csharp.

What is happening on this week?

Family Music for Toddler Class is available now at Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort

What is the class about?

It's a music & movement program from USA.

Who should come?

Toddlers between 16th months to 3 1/2 years old

( with either daddy or mummy)

What is the benefit for my child?

Learn to develop confidence, develop the right brain, enhance the motor skills, interactions and socialization and the most important , bonding with daddy or mummy.

When?

Do drop by at 1130am on this Saturday, conducted at the aerobic room (just opposite the bowling centre)