Emotions in Music: How can music make us feel? Part 2
Yesterday we watched a video showing you how music can make you feel different emotions. If you did not participate yesterday, go back to the post titled 6th Grade Music April 6th.
Today we will discover the tools that composers use to create these emotions.
Composer Tools:
a. Dynamics- how loud or soft music sounds, or the volume level i. pp- pianissimo- very quiet ii. p- piano- quiet iii. f- forte- loud iv. ff- fortissimo- very loud
b. Instrumentation- the specific combination of instruments in any piece of music
c. Tempo- speed or pace of a piece of music i. Adagio- slow ii. Largo- very slow iii. Allegro giocoso- moderately fast/sort of fast
d. Harmony- pleasing combination of notes that sound together to create their own sound.
e. Meter-recurring patterns of beats that create a pulse in music
f. Time Signature- symbols that communicate the meter/beat organization of a piece of music
g. Articulation- the way notes are sounded. For example: short and separated, or smooth and connected. i. Staccato- short, distinct, separate tones ii. Legato- smooth, connected sounds
Please click on one of the links below to watch the video
English with Portuguese Subtitles https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LH5m_wAG3-OY8mjb99Y7u0kClg3pQL02/view?usp=sharing
English with Spanish Subtitles https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BHZsr7F5LMhWrugvmKlvM2AWQ_aFEdaD/view?usp=sharing