Classroom Notes for 1-12-10

• Music varies according to culture and society.
• Pitch - the fundemental frequency of sound
• Rhythm -variation of the lengths of a series of sounds and other events
• Dynamics - volume or the sound of a note
• Timbre - type of sound varied by instrument
• Texture - number of rhythms played at a specific time
• Listening vs. Hearing
• What do you listen for when you listen to music?
• How is what you listen to defined by others?
• Choice of classical or popular.
• How music relates to throughout the ages.