SACMUS Listening Guide |
The Musical Detective Trying to become an intelligent listener to music is a bit like being a detective:
You have to listen for CLUES and then learn to interpret these in their context. Some clues might turn out to be “red herrings” or false clues: for example, if you know that the clarinet did not appear until the late 18th century and you hear someone playing music which sounds like Bach, you would have to decide that the INSTRUMENT clue was a red herring and contradicted by the evidence against it.
The clues to a piece of music are all concerned with the very basic elements of music – pitch, rhythm, tone-colour etc. One possible way of classifying the evidence is to consider it under headings like the following:
M-I-G-H-T D-A-M-P F-O-R-M S
The letters stand for some of the most fundamental elements in music. If you click on an element you will open a new page with some information about it. You can also access other modules at the foot of this page to expand your critical awareness of Music.
Click on the concept required and the information will be presented in a new window.
Keep checking back to this page as it will be constantly updated.
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RELATED MODULES
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The Baroque Period |
The Classical Period |
Orchestral |
(1600-1750) |
(1750-1830) |
Instruments |