Music Around the World

Exploring DifferentCultures

and Their MusicalExperiences

In This Unit, We Will…Explore music by REGION and CULTURE

Learn how cultures effect music and vice versa

Listen to examples of music

Sing music from different regions/cultures

Learn rhythmic patterns from different cultures

“What Will I Be Doing?”

You will be doing three different things…

#1: Creating connections between content areas – Geography, History, Art, Technology, and Music

#2: Listening to new music that you may never have heard before

#3: Learning melodies, harmonies, and rhythms from different cultures

First Things First… What is Music?

You might think this is an easy question, but really, what makes music…. music?

What are the elements of music?

What is the function of music?

“What are the Elements of Music?”

Melody

Harmony

Rhythm/Percussion

Notes/Rests

Instrumentation

Tonality

Timbre

“What Are the Elements of Music?”

MELODY: Variations in pitch along with rhythm

HARMONY: Different pitches played at the same time

RHYTHM: Patterns, pulses, and repetition in music; beat

NOTES/RESTS: Sound and silence in music; noise

INSTRUMENTATION: Instruments used in a composition

TIMBRE: The quality of an instrument’s sound

TONALITY: One note in a song that has significance –

the “gravitational center” that a melody always has

“What are the Functions of Music?”

Enjoyment

Ceremonial

Religious

Movies

Celebration

“Mood Music”

And who KNOWS

what else!

Occupation

“What are the Functions of Music?”

Other than to get “FUNK”-y…

CEREMONIAL “The Wedding March,” “Pomp and Circumstance”

RELIGIOUS/SACRED“Hallelujah Chorus,” “Arise, Shine…”

ENJOYMENT/SECULAR“Happy Birthday,” “Hedwig’s

Theme,”

“MOOD MUSIC”“William Tell Overture” “Carmen Overture”