Sound With A Plan Music Vicki C Bernard

Sound With A Plan Music Vicki C. Bernard Irvin Comstock School Wellsboro, PA © Vicki C. Bernard

Zephaniah 3: 17 • He will take great delight in you. He will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. © Vicki C. Bernard

• God sings over us and loves us. He has a wonderful plan for each of us. • He created the world according to his plan. • When people create music they need to have a plan. © Vicki C. Bernard

Overview • We will discuss four of the basic elements or building blocks of music. • We will see how these elements work together © Vicki C. Bernard

Vocabulary • • Notes Melody Harmony Rhythm © Vicki C. Bernard

Music has a plan or form • We recognize the form of a tree. • It has leaves, branches, a trunk. • Music has a form including notes, melody, harmony and rhythm. © Vicki C. Bernard

Sounds • Sounds are invisible waves moving through air in waves, just as water moves in waves. © Vicki C. Bernard

– Notes are the sounds that we hear. – Notes have a specific pitch and length. Some are long and some are short. – Notes on the music are symbols of the sounds they represent. © Vicki C. Bernard

Melody • A line of notes put together one after the other is a melody • The notes are the part of the music that catches you ear as you listen. © Vicki C. Bernard

• The notes of the melody may go up, down or be repeated. • Interesting melodies have notes that move up or down more than they repeat. • Good melodies are easy to remember. © Vicki C. Bernard

Melodies may be simple • This is a familiar melody, it is easy to sing and remember. © Vicki C. Bernard

Melodies may be complicated • The “Star Spangled Banner” has a complicated melody. It is more difficult to learn. © Vicki C. Bernard

Harmony • Harmony happens when two or more notes are heard at the same time. • The harmony supports the melody. • Harmony helps create a feeling or mood. © Vicki C. Bernard

Rhythm • The rhythm is the pattern of the length of the notes. • Rhythm may have a fast , moderate or slow speed. • The rhythm helps the harmony create the mood of the music. © Vicki C. Bernard

Rhythm • Rhythm means musical time. • It comes from a Greek word that

• • The composer plans how they will use the notes melody harmony rhythm to create a certain kind of song. They create something beautiful that they can share with others. © Vicki C. Bernard

God’s creation • God created us to follow his plan and become the beautiful people he planned for us to be. © Vicki C. Bernard