Ethan Wang IB Music Blog

  Personal Context: includes music that has significance to the student and that they are familiar with Local context: this includes music that has local significance, but that may be unfamiliar to the subject Global Context: this includes unfamiliar music from different societies and cultures. -in the name: distant global region that was not previously accessible to the student.  Roles: Researcher, Composer, Performer Defying Gravity from Wicked  Melody: piano, drum kit, trombone, strings, 2 vocalists with a chorus  -mostly sung by Idina, high range or tessitura, movement by leaps in  -Harmony: in the key of G Major, uses G major diatonic chords. Could be thought of as being in D mixolydian. -Texture: Homophonic: Main melody with supporting voices -Meter: tempo is 136 bpm 4/4 time Form: Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus Style: Broadway Musical Context: Personal or Local, meant to entertain and accompany a theatrical performance Vocal: heavy use of ...

  Texture: Call and Response  Ostinado: a short musical pattern that is repeated throughout a work or a major section of a composition (Pacabell’s Canon) Context: Purpose of Music  -Ceremonial Music (Coronation) -Sacred Music  Chamber Music: small groups, meant to be played in a “Chamber.” -Many different types of bands: Jazz Bands, Bluegrass Bands, etc.  Create 3 new pages on blog 1st one: “Area of inquiry One - Music for social-cultural and politics. “ This area focuses on music that expresses and communicates social and cultural messages, conveys political ideas and/or helps preserve social and cultural traditions. 2nd one: “Area of Inquiry 2: Music for listening and performance” This area focuses on music that expresses and communicates intrinsic aesthetic values. Such music is sometimes referred to as absolute music. Area of Inquiry 3: Music for dramatic impact, movement and entertainment This area focuses on music for supporting choreography, dance, f...

 Section 1: Triads Major Triads: Major third, perfect 5th      Minor Triads: Minor third, perfect fifth      Augmented Triads: major third, aug. fifth Diminished Triads: minor third, diminished fifth Inverting Chords: changing the position of the notes 1st inversion: bass note is now 3rd of the chord 2nd inversion: 5th is the bass note of the chord Section 2: Seventh Chords: -4 notes total in the triad: triad + seventh -Major triad and a minor 7th = dominant 7th chord -major triad + major 7th = major 7th chord -minor triad + minor 7th = minor 7th chord -fully diminished 7th chord Section 3: Diatonic Triads: every major and minor scale has seven specials triads which are found from that scale's notes. -pattern for major scales: maj, min, min, maj, maj, min, dim, maj -Natural minor: min, dim, maj, min, min, maj, maj, min -Harmonic Minor: min, dim, aug, min, maj, maj, dim, min -Melodic minor: min, min, aug, maj, maj, dim, dim, maj  Section 4: Texture...