Need some help with music definitions

Fishy · 10-25-2009, 04:53 PM

Alrighty! First post, but I really need some help with this. I have no idea what these terms mean for the most part and I need to do a report on the song Rise Above This by Seether, I'll answer what I can in red text, what I don't answer could you tell me what it means and possibly answer it if possible? Lets get to it...

Sound (Timbre, or Tone Color) – What Voices, Instruments, and Ensembles do you hear. Alright, here I know that he has a bass voice, there are string instruments such as guitar and bass, what are the group types and descriptions though...?
(Vocab – Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, all Instrument types and Group types, Descriptions)
Harmony – Is it Major or Minor? Is it Consonant or Dissonant? Minor... Consonant or dissonant... what?
(vocab – Chord, Scale, Triad, Octave, Interval, Tonic, Tonality, Drone, Dynamics)
Melody – Is it Conjunct or Disjunct? Describe the Contour and Range. Okay I know it's disjunct, but that other stuff like the contour and range confuse me.
(Vocab – Phrases, Cadences, Rhyme Scheme, Climax, Countermelody, Dynamics)
Rhythm – What is the Time Signature and Meter? What is the Tempo? Hrm... What?
(Vocab – Beat, Accent, Simple / Compound, Measures, Polyrhythm, Non-metric, All Tempo words)
Form – Is it Strophic, Binary (AB), Ternary (ABA), or something else? Don't know any of this one.
(Vocab – Motive, Sequence, Repetition, Contrast, Variation, Call-and-response, Improvisation)
Texture – Monophonic, Homophonic, Heterophonic, Polyphonic Or this one.
(Vocab – Improvisation, Counterpoint, Homorhythm, Imitation, Canon, Round, Fugue)
Text (Lyrics) are they Literal, Subliminal, or Nonsense. This song contains both literal and subliminal lyrics. This one, I know.

Okay, so thanks for any help, I'll turn the questions gray as they get answered.

BTown · 10-25-2009, 05:37 PM

I can answer your question for rhythm, It's in 4/4 also known as common time.

Fishy · 10-25-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BTown787

I can answer your question for rhythm, It's in 4/4 also known as common time.

Thank you lots

Fishy · 10-26-2009, 08:02 AM

Bump, any more help? Please? It's due today...

10-25-2009, 04:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fishy Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	Need some help with music definitions Alrighty! First post, but I really need some help with this. I have no idea what these terms mean for the most part and I need to do a report on the song Rise Above This by Seether, I'll answer what I can in red text, what I don't answer could you tell me what it means and possibly answer it if possible? Lets get to it... Sound (Timbre, or Tone Color) – What Voices, Instruments, and Ensembles do you hear. Alright, here I know that he has a bass voice, there are string instruments such as guitar and bass, what are the group types and descriptions though...? (Vocab – Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, all Instrument types and Group types, Descriptions) Harmony – Is it Major or Minor? Is it Consonant or Dissonant? Minor... Consonant or dissonant... what? (vocab – Chord, Scale, Triad, Octave, Interval, Tonic, Tonality, Drone, Dynamics) Melody – Is it Conjunct or Disjunct? Describe the Contour and Range. Okay I know it's disjunct, but that other stuff like the contour and range confuse me. (Vocab – Phrases, Cadences, Rhyme Scheme, Climax, Countermelody, Dynamics) Rhythm – What is the Time Signature and Meter? What is the Tempo? Hrm... What? (Vocab – Beat, Accent, Simple / Compound, Measures, Polyrhythm, Non-metric, All Tempo words) Form – Is it Strophic, Binary (AB), Ternary (ABA), or something else? Don't know any of this one. (Vocab – Motive, Sequence, Repetition, Contrast, Variation, Call-and-response, Improvisation) Texture – Monophonic, Homophonic, Heterophonic, Polyphonic Or this one. (Vocab – Improvisation, Counterpoint, Homorhythm, Imitation, Canon, Round, Fugue) Text (Lyrics) are they Literal, Subliminal, or Nonsense. This song contains both literal and subliminal lyrics. This one, I know. Okay, so thanks for any help, I'll turn the questions gray as they get answered. Last edited by Fishy; 10-25-2009 at 05:47 PM.

10-25-2009, 05:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
BTown super cool Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 806	I can answer your question for rhythm, It's in 4/4 also known as common time. __________________

10-26-2009, 08:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Fishy Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	Bump, any more help? Please? It's due today...