Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony

Get acquainted with the basic elements of music the easiest way. A must for worship teams.

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2. SIX MUSICAL ELEMENTS • RHYTHM (TIME ELEMENT) • PITCH (GOVERNS MELODY AND HARMONY) • DYNAMICS (LOUDNESS OR SOFTNESS) • FORM (MUSICAL STRUCTURE) • TIMBRE (DISTINCT SOUND QUALITY) • TEXTURE (SOUND DENSITY, NUMBER OF VOICES/INSTRUMENTS)
3. MUSIC THEORY: WHAT’S COVERED? •RHYTHM •DYNAMICS •MELODY •HARMONY •FORM
4. MUSIC THEORY: WHAT’S NOT COVERED? •TIMBRE (DISCUSSED IN INSTRUMENTATION COURSES) •TEXTURE (DISCUSSED IN ARRANGING COURSES)
6. RHYTHM
7. RHYTHM: THE TIME ELEMENT • RHYTHM REFERS TO THE REGULAR PATTERNS OF SOUNDS OR PITCHES • RHYTHM IS WHAT DIFFERENTIATES MUSIC FROM NOISE • APPLIES TO ALL INSTRUMENTS • NOT JUST A PERCUSSION- EXCLUSIVE AFFAIR
8. RHYTHM AND GROOVE-BASED MUSIC • SOME GENRES USE RHYTHM AS A PRIMARY DRIVING FORCE FOR THEIR MUSIC • EXAMPLES: 1. DANCE MUSIC 2. BLUES MUSIC 3. RNB, SOUL, AND FUNK MUSIC 4. HIP-HOP AND URBAN MUSIC 5. RAP MUSIC CHRIS TOMLIN SINGING “GOD’S GREAT DANCE FLOOR” @ PASSION 2013 CONFERENCE
9. RHYTHM: RELATED CONCEPTS • TEMPO • BEAT • METER / TIME SIGNATURES • SYNCOPATION • ARTICULATIONS
10. MELODY
11. MELODY = PITCH + RHYTHM • THE HORIZONTAL ELEMENT OF MUSIC • [USUALLY] THE LEAD LINE OF THE SONG THAT STAYS STUCK IN YOUR HEAD • [ALSO] REFERS TO BACKGROUND LINE(S) FROM OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR VOCALISTS
12. HARMONY
13. HARMONY = CHORDS • THE VERTICAL ELEMENT OF MUSIC • REFERS TO SIMULTANEOUS PLAYBACK OF NOTES OR INDIVIDUAL MELODIES, WHETHER ON: 1. THE SAME INSTRUMENT (E.G. GUITAR, KEYBOARD) 2. DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS (E.G. THREE VOCALISTS, A VIOLIN + TRUMPET + SAXOPHONE, TWO LEAD GUITARS) • THE CHORD IS THE BASIC UNIT OF HARMONY