May 2022 – School of Rock

Summary

Cue	Notes
	Five notes work together Music has evolved over a number of years

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The terms and definitions below are from the Basic Concepts of Music Theory podcast by Jamie Henke at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Her Basic Concepts of Music Theory video on YouTube

Theme: A long, flowing melodic idea.
Motive: A short, rhythmic idea (Beethoven’s 5th).
Period: 8-12 measures or a musical sentence.
Phrase: Usually 4 measures.
Antecedent (Question) Phrase: First 4 measures of a period.
Consequent (Answer) Phrase: Second 4 measures of a period.
Scale Degrees (C Major Scale)
- Tonic: C (1 , 8) – Stability and resolve.
- Supertonic, Mediant, Submediant: D, E, A (2 , 3 , 6) – Moderate tension, useful for transitions and carrying on an idea.
- Subdominant, Dominant, Leading Tone: F, G, B (4 , 5 , 7) – Causes the most tension, leads to the tonic.
Steps: Any movement using half or whole steps.
Leaps: Any movement using intervals larger than a whole step.
Conjunct motion: Melody is built primarily out of steps.
Disjunct motion: Melody is built primarily out of leaps.
Repetition: Repeated material (i.e. motive) used to create a link between two phrases of the period.
Contrast: Two phrases that contain contrasting material to create tension and interest.
Variation: Halfway between contrast and repetition. The two phrases include some recognizable material and some varied material (i.e. taking ideas up an octave).

I learned that sometimes the song won’t load. I solved this problem by just going to Youtube and embedding the video from there.