The document provides an overview of several key musical concepts covered in chapters 3-7 of the textbook "Music: An Appreciation 7th brief Edition". These concepts include rhythm (beat, meter, tempo), music notation (staff, clefs, notation of pitch and rhythm), melody (elements that make up a melody), harmony (chords and chord progressions), key (major, minor, modal keys and modulation between keys). It also lists a piece to listen to ("Prelude in E minor for Piano" by Chopin) and notes it demonstrates harmony.

1. Music: An Appreciation 7th brief Edition by Roger Kamien 2011 © McGraw-Hill Higher Education Edited by Carolyn Ponce

2. Part 1, Chapter 3 Rhythm How music flows through time Particular arrangement of note lengths Beat Recurrent pulsation Divides music into equal units of time Meter Grouping of beats into 2’s and 3’s, strong and weak beats Accent and Syncopation Accent: note or beat is emphasized Syncopation: emphasis placed on unexpected note or beat

3. Part 1, Chapter 3 Rhythm Tempo Speed of the beat, the pace of the music Associated with emotional effect Tempo is usually indicated at the beginning of the piece or in the title As with dynamics, Italian terms are used Time Signature indicates the meter of the piece Metronome Mechanical or electronic tool that indicates exact tempo

4. Part 1, Chapter 4 Music Notation Notation allows composers to communicate their ideas to others. Notating pitch Letter names: A B C D E F G Staff: 5 lines and four spaces, treble or bass clef Grand staff: two staves together, treble and bass.

5. Part 1, Chapter 4 Music Notation Keyboard note naming with notation.

6. Part 1, Chapter 4 Music Notation Music Notation indicating rhythm Music Notation indicating silence

7. Part 1, Chapter 4 Music Notation The Score Includes music for every instrument or voice Can include 20+ staves of music at once There is an example of an orchestral score in your text for you to view. (No, you do not have to know how to read it)

8. Part 1, Chapter 5 Melody The melody is: A series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole It Begins, moves, and ends Has moments of tension, climax, and release Can move stepwise up and down the scale or have leaps Can be smooth (legato) or choppy (staccato) Can have phrases (sections or parts) Can have bits of repeated notes (sequences) Always has a cadence (ending)

9. Part 1, Chapter 6 Harmony The harmony is: The way chords are constructed and how they follow each other It Can be a chord (3 or more notes sounding at same time) Triad (3 notes) is most basic chord Or be an arpeggio (notes of chord not sounding at same time) Has a progression (how chords follow each other) Can be consonant (stable, restful chords) Or be dissonant (unstable, tense chords) Can have resolution (movement from dissonant to consonant

10. Part 1, Chapter 7 Key The key is: Where the melody or harmony centers around as a central note It Can be Major Bright, happy sound Can be Minor Dark, sad sound Can be Modal Like major or minor, but different (church modes or Nonwestern music) Uses a key signature for the musician to know which one Can modulate (change) to another key in the middle of a piece

11. Listening Prelude in E minor for Piano, Op 28, No. 4 (1839) by Fr édéric Chopin Listening Outline: p. 40 Note: Harmony for variety and movement