Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

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CHAPTER 1: THE PLEASURE OF

MUSIC
OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to

Describe the various ways music enhances our lives.
Discuss the role of family in two musical dynasties.
Describe how globalization affects the music we hear.
Identify the use of the clave in various musical styles.
TIME CAPSULE TO THE STARS

Our ability to create

_______________, along with other
forms of artistic expression
makes us unique. It is for this
reason that music is often
included in
________________________.
A pair of gold-coated copper
____________________ records were
attached to the exterior of
_______________ one and two
launched in _______________.
Voyagers short term mission
was to fly by _______________, _______________ and _______________
and beam back data.
The long term goal was to explore the far reaches of our galaxy in
search of _________________________.
The phonograph featured:
o ____________________________________________________________
__
o ____________________________________________________________
__

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

o ____________________________________________________________
__
Listening:
El Cascabel
1. Name the culture associated with this music.
____________________________________________________________
__
2. What type of music does this selection represent?
____________________________________________________________
__
3. Is the music contemporary or from another time in history?
____________________________________________________________
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Johnny B. Goode
1. Name the culture associated with this music.
____________________________________________________________
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2. What type of music does this selection represent?
____________________________________________________________
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3. Is the music contemporary or from another time in history?
____________________________________________________________
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Queen of the Night
1. Name the culture associated with this music.
____________________________________________________________
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2. What type of music does this selection represent?
____________________________________________________________
__
3. Is the music contemporary or from another time in history?
____________________________________________________________
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Prelude & Fugue in C
1. Name the culture associated with this music.
____________________________________________________________
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2. What type of music does this selection represent?

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

____________________________________________________________
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3. Is the music contemporary or from another time in history?
____________________________________________________________
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Izlel je Delvo Hagdutin
1. Name the culture associated with this music.
____________________________________________________________
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2. What type of music does this selection represent?
____________________________________________________________
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3. Is the music contemporary or from another time in history?
____________________________________________________________
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Dark Was the Night
1. Name the culture associated with this music.
____________________________________________________________
__
2. What type of music does this selection represent?
____________________________________________________________
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3. Is the music contemporary or from another time in history?
____________________________________________________________
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VOYAGER AND ITS MUSIC

Astronomer Carl Sagan felt strongly about including music

because ___________________

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________

__________________________.
The inclusion of music on the Voyager disks was
__________________________
__________________________________________________________________
.
The criteria used by the individuals in charge of selecting the
music:
1. ____________________________________________________________
__
____________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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The voyager recording includes __________ musical selections.
THE FUTURE OF VOYAGER

Voyager 1 left the solar system in

__________.
There is no guarantee that the
_______________ aboard the craft will ever
be retrieved by distant life forms.

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

_________________________ noted that, even if we accept that other

civilizations exist, the likelihood of making contact is remote.
LISTEN TO THE MUSIC OF EARTH

Imagine some distant life forms

intercepted one of the records.
What reaction would they have
to the music they hear?
1. ____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
2. ____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
3. ____________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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4. ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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Like ____________________, no two individuals are alike.
What makes you you?
1. ____________________________________________________________
__
2. ____________________________________________________________
__
3. ____________________________________________________________
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4. ____________________________________________________________
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MUSICAL CONNECTIONS TO CHILDHOOD

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

In most _______________, exposure to music begins early.

Which songs from your childhood do you remember fondly?
1. ____________________________________________________________
__
2. ____________________________________________________________
__
Childhood songs play important roles in cultures around the
world. What role did such songs play in your childhood?
______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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In _______________, children learn a game song called
_____________________
As you listen to the song pay attention to the form.
Form is the _______________ and _______________ of a composition,
incorporating _______________, _______________, _______________ and
_______________.
You will notice that structurally, the song is a
_____________________________ song.
A call and response song is one that has a
________________________________ pattern in which a group
responds to a leader.
Listening:
As you listen to Kye Kye Kule, answer the following questions.
1. Who sings the call and who sings the response in the song?
____________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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2. What is the mood of the song?
____________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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3. What game do you imagine the children playing as they
sing this song? What musical characteristics make you
envision this game? ____________

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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MUSIC PREFERENCE

As we grow older, some of our musical ______________ remain the

same and others change.
Your musical preference may be the _______________ or
_______________ than your families.
Your musical preference may be the same our different than your
_______________.
Musical preferences help to
express and _______________
your growing sense of
_______________.
Family is a force that shapes
our _______________, musical
and otherwise.
Part of family influence
relates to the family group as
a whole and to
_______________ within the group.
Think about the music you heard in your house as you were
growing up.
1. Did the musical tastes of your family members influence
your musical taste?
________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
__
2. Are there songs that you associate with family traditions
and gatherings?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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The importance of musics _______________ in families varies

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

For some families, it plays a _______________ and even

_______________ role. Two families that moves serves a
professional role in are:
1. ____________________________________________________________
__
2. ____________________________________________________________
__
THE MARSALIS FAMILY

The 20th century had its share of

musical _______________, such as the
family of _______________ and
_______________ Marsalis.
Like Bachs family, it was the
_______________ who nurtured his
childrens talents.
Ellis was a _______________,
_______________ and _______________
who provided fatherly and musical
guidance.
Four of the Marsalis sons have gone
on to achieve ____________________
fame.
1. Branford Marsalis plays the _______________ and has been
the winner of _______________ Awards. Branford has diverse
musical interests, ranging from _______________ to
_______________ to _______________. In addition to his thriving
career as a soloist, he has produced albums for other artists
and _______________ film scores.
2. Wynton Marsalis plays the _______________. Like his
brother Branford, he has achieved success as a
_______________ and _______________. His jazz and classical
recordings have earned him __________ Grammy Awards. His
epic composition about slavery, titled
_________________________________, earned him the 1997
_________________________ in music. Wynton is the artistic
director of the ___________________________________ program.

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

He has contributed to music education through a television

series and his ___________________________________ series at
Lincoln Center.
3. Delfeayo Marsalis postponed his career as a
_______________ to produce albums by his father and older
brothers. Since pursuing a career as a _______________, he
has played with bands led by music greats such as
_________________________, _________________________ and
_________________________.
4. Jason Marsalis is an innovative musician who plays the
_______________. Jason has performed in the successful
_______________ fusion group Los Hombres Calientes as well
as the ______________________________ trio. In addition to
performing on collaborative recordings, Jason has recorded
critically acclaimed solo albums.
Listening:
Example 1:
1. What instrument is being featured?
________________________________
2. Which member of the Marsalis family do you think this is?
_____________
____________________________________________________________
__
3. What type of music do you think this is?
____________________________
4. What do you think about this performance?
_________________________
____________________________________________________________
__
____________________________________________________________
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Example 2:
1. What instrument is being featured?
________________________________
2. Which member of the Marsalis family do you think this is?
_____________

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

____________________________________________________________
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3. What type of music do you think this is?
____________________________
4. What do you think about this performance?
_________________________
____________________________________________________________
__
____________________________________________________________
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Example 3:
1. What instrument is being featured?
________________________________
2. Which member of the Marsalis family do you think this is?
_____________
____________________________________________________________
__
3. What type of music do you think this is?
____________________________
4. What do you think about this performance?
_________________________
____________________________________________________________
__
____________________________________________________________
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THE GLOBAL REACH OF MUSIC

Often music is referred to as

a _______________ language,
but some may find it more
accurate to describe it as a
_______________ expression.
_______________ exist among
the music created by
different peoples.

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

Our capacity to derive pleasure from music is _______________.

Modern technology has made it possible to access and share
music from different _______________.
Some _______________ can be found between music of different
parts of the world.
Some musicians blend _______________ from around the world in
their work.
The music of ______________________________ fuses characteristics
of West African music with those of _______________,
_______________ and ____________________.

Listening:
Tche Tche is an _______________ rendition of
_________________________.
As you listen to Tche Tche, answer the following questions.
1. During which parts of Kidjos song can you hear the
traditional version of the Ghanian song?
______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
__
2. What other influences can you hear in this song? Do you
hear any elements that you might characterize as being
American, European or Latin American?
________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____
3. Who do you think was the intended audience of this version
of the song?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
______
WEST AFRICAN RHYTHMS

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

The music of West Africa

has made lasting
_______________ to our
culture.
African rhythms have
influenced much
_______________ music,
including jazz.
Clave is a basic rhythm
pattern that provides the
foundation for the
_______________ rhythms played by multiple drums.
Any instrument can be used for _______________ as long as it is
loud enough.
Clave _______________ can be heard in music everywhere.
They often serve as a _______________ rhythm in
_________________________, _______________________________ and
other African American musical styles.

EUROPEAN INFLUENCE ON WORLD MUSIC

Most Americans have

_______________ European
roots.
_______________ and
_______________ have had a
profound influence on
musical culture. These
countries have contributed
__________________,
_______________ and
____________________.
Johann Pachelbel (16531706) composed one of the
Western worlds best known melodies
_____________________________.

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:

____________________

A melody is an intentionally organized ____________________ of

musical tones.
Unlike the clave, which requires you to find ____________________,
Pachelbels Canon invites you to hear its starting _______________.
Pitch is the _______________ or _______________ of sound
determined by its _______________ of vibration.
The starting pitch in Pachelbels Canon in D is __________.
CANON IN D

This composition has a _________________________ structure like

Row, Row, Row Your Boat.
The musical name for this type of work is a canon.
A canon is a musical form where parts enter at _______________
times but have the same _______________ throughout.
TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OOF MUSIC

____________________ makes it possible for us to hear a wide

variety of music anytime and anywhere.
____________________,
____________________,
_______________ and
___________ permit you to
hear the music of any
_______________ or time
period.
Satellite radio allows you to
hear live _______________ that
are not carried by _______________ radio stations.
If the _______________ space crafts come into contact with other
_______________, music may be shared between _______________.