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Elements of Music; Notes on the Keyboard

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<h1><strong>ELEMENTS OF MUSIC</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Elements of Music</li> <li>Notes on the Keyboard</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Elements of Music</strong></h2> The following are the elements of music. Pitch, melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, timbre, form or structure (i) <strong>Pitch:</strong> This refers to the height or depth of sound. (ii) <strong>Rhythm:</strong> This refers to the movement, life or time pattern of a piece of music. (iii) <strong>Melody:</strong> This means the main tune of a piece of music. (iv) <strong>Harmony:</strong> This means combination of musical notes to form chords. It is the clothing of melody. (v) <strong>Texture:</strong> The number of parts in a musical piece and their relation to one another. (vi) <strong>Timbre:</strong> This is the difference in sound production of one musical instrument and the other. (vii) <strong>Form or structure:</strong> This is the shape or order of music. <strong>EVALUATION</strong> <ol> <li>List three elements of music you have been taught.</li> <li>What is pitch?</li>

Rudiments of Music

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<h1><strong>RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Musical Alphabets - Clef and Names of Staves</li> <li>Musical Notes</li> <li>Types of Musical Notes</li> <li>Relationship of Musical Notes</li> <li>Major Scale of C Natural</li> <li>Uses of Music.</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Musical Alphabets - Clef and Names of Staves</strong></h2> There are seven musical letters, namely: <strong>A, B, C, D, E, F, G</strong>. These seven letters are called the musical alphabets. They are used to write music. <h2><strong>Definition of Clef</strong></h2> A clef can be defined as a musical symbol (sign) written at the beginning of the staff. There are two major types of clef namely: Treble clef and Bass clef. The symbols for treble clef is <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-32991" src="https://classhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/treble-clef.jpg" alt="Rudiments of music - treble clef" width="28" height="49" /> The symbol for Bass clef is <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-32992" src="https://classhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bass-clef.jpg" alt="Rudiments of music -bass clef" width="24" height="31" /> G clef is also called Treble clef. When G clef sign is placed on the staff, the staff automatically becomes treble staff. <img class="size-full wp-image-32993 aligncenter" src="https://classhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/treble-staff.jpg" alt="Rudiments of music - treble staff" width="483" height="101" />

Drama and Theatre

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<h1><strong>DRAMA AND THEATRE</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Origin of Drama and Theatre</li> <li>Introduction to Drama and Theatre</li> <li>Definitions of Drama</li> <li>Definitions/Meaning of Theatre</li> <li>People Involved in Drama</li> <li>Elements of Drama</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Origin of Drama and Theatre (Mimesis, Ritual and Storytelling)</strong></h2> The origins of theatre have been traced to <strong>myth and rituals</strong> found in dances and mimed performances by masked dancers during fertility rites and other ceremonies that marked important passages in life. Early societies acted out patterns of life, death, and rebirth associated with the welfare of village tribes. Imitation, costumes, masks, makeup, gesture, dance, music, and pantomime were some of the theatrical elements found in early rituals. At some unrecorded time, these ceremonies and rituals became formalized in dramatic festivals and spread from Greece to the western world and from India to the eastern world. Some scholars claim that it may have originated from African primitive folklore, traditional customs, tales or saying, preserved orally among a people.

Introduction to Art: History, Origin and Types of Art

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<h1><strong>INTRODUCTION TO ART (HISTORY/ORIGIN OF ART)</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Definitions of Art</li> <li>History/Origin of Art - The Early Men</li> <li>Art Techniques Used by the Early Men</li> <li>Art Tools Used by the Early Men</li> <li>Materials Used by the Early Men</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Definitions of Art </strong></h2> <ol> <li>Art is a universal language of expression.</li> <li>Art is a means of self-expression of inner feelings or ideas about things, people and the environment in general.</li> <li>Art is the act of making skillful use of materials to produce things for human use and pleasure.</li> <li>Art is the visual and non-visual representation of thought.</li> <li>Art is the skill of doing something, which is not taught.</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>History/Origin of Art - The Early Men</strong></h2>

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