Portal:Music/Introduction

Music is a self-expressed art form whose medium consists of pulse, movement, tempo, pitch (measured by frequency and music theory scales), plucks (either on strings or percussion), friction (e.g, of strings) ambience (either performed live or in studio - e.g reverberation and absorption), vibration of sound waves, radio and electromagnetic alteration (such as noise and theremin), controlled-voltage electronic synthesis, collage/alteration of sound recordings (popularly known as samples) and predetermined moments of silence.

Whether an audible work is recognized as music it depends on the cultural context which is experienced; common agreement among participants (as this self-expressed art form can expand collectively, through a band/group/orchestra/collective, mantras and even through the listeners).

Despite the existence of atonal music, the predominant characteristics of this art is determined by melody - a more understandable method of frequency separation (into musical notes) - and harmony, which in most cases occur when non-frequency colliding sound waves been emitted simultaneously(except in cases of intentional dissonance).

Fundamentals related to pulse belong to rhythm (associated to the concepts of tempo, meter and articulation) that are determined by percussive instruments, drums and sometimes electrical pulses. Dynamics relates to overall loud and soft passages exerted by the instruments (not mentioning “compressors”), just as the sonic qualities of timbre and texture of each (sometimes subjectively referred to as the “color” of a musical sound).

Theory and composition

Western music

The goal of the 'Theory and composition' department is to equip the student with the tools and skills necessary to compose, arrange and analyze music. At the completion of this course of study, students will possess the skills and knowledge of western theory, creative writing, arranging, as well as having a portfolio of original works.

• Introduction to music
• Fundamentals of music
• Music Theory I
• Music Theory II
• Chords
• Harmony
• Form and analysis
• Composition : Beginning
• Composition, Advanced
• Lyrical composition
• Counterpoint
• Music Technology
• Arranging
• Orchestration
• Film scoring (in conjunction with the Film editing course)
• Final Theory Project
• Music appreciation
• Glossary of musical terms
• Xenharmonic music theory

Non-western music

Some Non-European cultures have different music composition, arrangement and analysis traditions, less commonly known in western cultural spheres.

• Gamelan
• Carnatic music
• Andalusi Classical Music
• Persian Classical Music
• Arabic Classical Music
• Ottoman Classical Music
• Hindustani Classical Music

Genres

Some genres of Western music have genre-specific music theory.

• Basic Blues & Rock
• Jazz

Ear training

Ear training is learning/training your ears to recognize what you hear and put it down onto paper. These are basic learning guides, exercises and projects to help you understand in a meaningful way the flurry of sound in music.

• Ear training - Intervals and Harmony (pitch oriented)
• Ear training - rhythm

Musicology

Generalities Music appreciation and history Survey of musical genres Music in film Symphony and opera

Western music Brief History of Western Music Music of the Medieval Era Music of the Renaissance

Music of the Baroque Era Music of the Classical Era Music of the Romantic Era Music of the 20th Century

Music instruments

String instruments Violin Viola Violoncello Double bass Fiddle Harp Guitar Classic guitar (or "Acoustic" guitar) Electric guitar Bass guitar Ukulele Banjo Mandolin Lute

Woodwind instruments Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Saxophone Soprano saxophone Alto saxophone Tenor saxophone Baritone saxophone Recorder Ocarina Brass instruments Trumpet French horn Trombone Tuba Euphonium

Percussion instruments Concert percussion (Snare drum, crash cymbals, timpani, etc.) Drum set Mallet instruments (Marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, chimes, etc.) Tabla (an Indian pair of drums) Pipe and tabor Keyboard instruments Piano Organ Voice Soprano Contralto Countertenor Tenor Baritone Bass

Music resources

Wikibooks - Music

Hands on Building a cigar box guitar Blues basics Rock basics Wikiversity the movie : music Jamming online Experimental music Practical lessons in film scoring (in conjunction with the film editing course) Digital Audio Workstation Textbooks Music theory Western music history Garageband quick tutorial Triads Sound recording

Open Source software For all operating systems Metronome Music Instrument Tuner (a great tool that has nice features such as showing harmonics, wave form, etc.) Guitar tuner Vtones (cross platform midi editor) Audacity (cross-platform sound editor ; a helpful tool for simple recordings and editing) Ardour (digital audio workstation ; a great program for multi-track recording, mixing, mastering, etc.) Musescore (cross-platform music notation software) SuperCollider (programming language and framework mainly for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition)

For Linux Calf Plugins (very nice plugins : compressor, multichorus, reverb,etc.) GTick (very nice and useful metronome for Gnome desktop) Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS) External links Wikipedia Music Portal Music topics on Wikia Musical works available for download 'History of music' on Wikipedia

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