понедельник, 21 мая 2012 г.

Task 1.
-define and translate the term"pitch"
the measure of how high or low the musical notes is called pitch.
-In the video, the notes in the scale are compared to runs in a ladder  How many notes are there in Western scale? Is the number of notes the same in any culture?
In other words, it means how musical scales work. You decide how close together your runs want to be. You make each run or note. Some musical systems have 24 runs in the ladder, in Western music we have 20. In Chineese and Indian music there are any more runs on the ladder, so the notes are much closer together. 

-In which way melody is like a language?
Melody conveys to the story or feelings of our own, tunes can inspire patriotism, hope, redemption, and they lie in hearts of most of the worlds' fates, because they can express love, loss and lone.
- make sure you understand what "notes" and "scale" are in music. What are the names of notes in English? (they are different then in Russian, so look this up, it's important for understanding the video)
Every music in the world shares 5 notes in common.These 5 notes are human genetic inherits, like the fingers in our hands The Eglish names of notes are: C , D , E , F , G , A , H, B.


-What is pentatonic? Why is it important? Comment in as many details as you can.
Pentatonic- it is a musical scale with five notes per octave.Every melody is based on it.




Part 2
Define and translate the terms "interval", "semitone", "whole tone"
The interval is the distance between the runs which used to play on a musical ladder.

A whole tone is an interval of two runs of a musical ladder.
A semitone is the smallest interval between the one sound and another.

Why does the presenter compare music composing to story-telling?
The presenter compares music with story-telling, as notes are like words. You can set the sounds in any directions, in any combinations like words in the story.

Define and translate the term "mode"
Mode- это тональность. With the help of the mode we can feel different emotions.


Where do the names of modes come? How does the Aeolian mode sound like?
The term mode came from Greece. The Aeolian mode sounds solemn.

Define and translate the terms " to sharpen the note"" to flatten the note". What two very different groups of musicians were famous for doing so?

To sharpen the note- to make the note higher on the half-step. To flattern the note- to make the note lower on the same amount. 


Part 3
Define and translate the term "diatonic"




What is the difference between the new minor/major scales and the old modes? Why are they progressive in comparison with their predecessors?









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