Um canto pacífico

Vídeo 1 Vídeo 2 Vídeo 3

Musical Concepts Without getting to deep into music theory, periods, styles and all that (which is too western) we are going to explore some basic musical concepts. Music can be said to be built by the interplay of melody, harmony and rhythm. Melody is what results from playing notes of different pitches - sometimes pitches can be repeated too - one after the other in an 'organised' way. Melodies are very distinguishable and are often singable. However, just the succession of pitches doesn't make a melody. Each note played has a duration. The relation between durations refers to rhythm. But, before rhythm, lets talk about pulse. Like every living organism, music has a pulse - beats (like that of the heart). And although we not always hear it, it is always there. Do you remember when children learn to clap their hands to follow songs? There is a constant, implicit, beat that happens periodically. In some cases, it is in fact played by instruments. For example, in Aus...