HKCC Ccn2046 - Lesson 01

JACQUELINE LEUNG 梁凱琪
Professional Qualifications
 Registered Music Therapist, Australian
Music Therapy Association
 Certified Neurologic Music Therapist
 Master of Arts in Music Therapy, University
of Technology, Sydney, Australia
 Bachelor of Music & Arts, University of New
South Wales, Australia
 LRSM in Flute Performance (ABRSM)
Area of Expertise
 Special Education
 Aged Care
Jacqueline Leung (RMT, Certified NMT, MAMT, BMusBA, LRSM) email: hkjleung@hkcc-polyu.edu.hk
Ms Jacqueline Leung
Tel: 61571058
email: hkjleung@hkcc-polyu.edu.hk
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Identify various meanings and functions of music in societies
2. Examine the multiple perspectives with which people view and
understand music
3. Describe the interplay between music, mind and human behaviour
4. Apply concepts and theories to the analysis of the cultural and social
implications of musical performances
5. Demonstrate a foundation knowledge base for further study of the
meanings of music to culture and both the mental and behavioural
aspects of human living
COURSE SCHEDULE
LECTURES TOPIC
1-3 Basic Elements of Music
4-5 Music & Human Behaviour
6-7 Music & Mind
8-10 Music & Mental Health
11-13 Music, Culture & Society
OUTING
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Open Rehearsal
DATE To Be Confirmed
TIME To Be Confirmed
VENUE Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsimshatsui
This is a unique chance to experience at the Hong Kong

Philharmonic at work in rehearsal in the Hong Kong
Cultural Centre. The behind-the-scenes experience gives
students and their teachers the opportunity to see how
an orchestra prepares for a performance and learn from
the orchestra musicians, conductors and guest artists.
ASSESSMENTS
Continuous
Percentage Brief Description
Assessment
Quizzes about basic music

Assignment 1 10% (Individual) theory
Reflection on an academic
Assignment 2 20% (Individual) article
A group project related to
Group Presentation 30% (Group) the syllabus of the course
A test with MC and short

Final Test 30% (Individual) questions
Class Participation 10% (Individual)
LESSON 1 OUTLINE
1. Duration - Rhythm
2. Duration - Tempo
3. Pitch – Tonality
4. Pitch – Melody
5. Pitch – Harmony
DURATION
DURATION refers to the lengths of sounds
and silences in music and includes the aspects
of beat, rhythm, metre, tempo, pulse rates
and absence of pulse. The main aspects of
DURATION are beat, metre, tempo and
rhythm
DURATION
DEFINITION
BEAT the underlying pulse in a piece of music. Beats are
arranged into groups; they can be divided into two,
three or four beats per bar
METRE the grouping of beats in a piece of music that we
hear as an organised succession of rhythmic pulses
TEMPO the speed at which a piece or song is to be played
RHYTHM the way patterns of notes of different lengths are
organised
DURATION - RHYTHM
Rhythmic Description
Device
Repetition Reiteration of a pattern, either immediately after its first
statement or throughout the piece of music, as a
unifying feature
Diminution A pattern that is repeated with the notes half their
previous duration
Augmentation A pattern that is repeated with the notes double their
previous duration
Ostinato A constantly repeated musical phrase in the same
instrument or voice
Syncopation An emphasis on the weak or off beats
Swing A pattern usually heard in Jazz, where quavers (2 half
beats) are played unevenly, with the first of each pair is
played longer and the second note is played shorter
Metre
In 2 time
In 3 time
In 4 time
Rhythmic Devices
Ostinato: Canon in D by Johann Pachebel
Syncopation: Prelude No.3 by George Gershwin
Swing: Little Brown Jug by Joseph Winner
DURATION - TEMPO
Italian Term English

Meaning
Largo Slow
Andante Walking speed
Allegro Fast and lively
Presto Very fast
Italian Term English Meaning

Accelerando Gradually becoming faster
Rallentando Gradually becoming slower
Tempo
Largo: Winter from Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
Andante: Symphony No.104 by Joseph Haydn
Allegro: Piano Sonata in F Minor Op.2 No.1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Presto: Summer from Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
Changes in Tempo
Accelerando
Rallentando
PITCH
• Pitch refers to the relative highness and
lowness of sounds. The concept of PITCH is
made up of 3 parts: melody, harmony and
tonality.
PITCH
DEFINITION
TONALITY The pitch arrangement used by the composer,
often to convey a particular genre of music
MELODY Horizontal succession of pitches
HARMONY 2 or more pitches sounding together
PITCH - TONALITY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCALE
SCALE DESCRIPTION
Major A scale of 7 notes (Semitones: 3-4, 7-8)
Minor  Melodic Minor scale is a 7-note scale (Semitones:
Ascending 2-3, 7-8, Descending 6-5, 3-2)
 Harmonic Minor scale is a 7-note scale (Semitones: 2-3,
5-6, 7-8)
Pentatonic A scale of 5 notes
Blues A scale of 6 notes
Tonality
Major: Music for the Royal Fireworks by George Frideric Handel
Minor: Symphony No.40 in G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Pentatonic: Five Little Piano Pieces No.4 by Ross Edwards
Blues: Work Song by Nat Adderley
PITCH - MELODY
MELODY
TUNE Definite pitch REGISTER High
Indefinite pitch Middle
MELODIC Ascending Low
MOVEMENT Descending RANGE Narrow
Steps Wide
Leaps MELODIC Ornamentation
MELODIC Ascending FEATURES Sequence
CONTOUR Descending
Angular
Static
Arch
Wave
Melody
Definite Pitch: I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady
Indefinite Pitch: Drum-Off by Mark Pacpaco
Melodic Movement & Range: And I Love Her by The Beatles
Melodic Contour: Leningrad Symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich
Register & Melodic Features: Water Music by George Frideric Handel
PITCH - HARMONY
HARMONY
Accompanying Styles Broken Chords
Block Chords
Chord Structure Simple
Complex
Modulation Change of key
Chords Consonant
Dissonant
Harmonic Features Harmonic Ostinato
Cadence
Melody
Accompaniment Styles: Piano Sonata in C Major No.16 by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
Chord Structure: Sonata in B minor by Franz Liszt
Modulation: Turkish March by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dissonant: Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen
Consonant: Minuet in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
Harmonic Features: The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II
REFERENCES
Bennett, R. (1999). General Musicianship. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Short, P. (2003). Exploring the Elements of Music and Style. Victoria: Heinemann.

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JACQUELINE LEUNG 梁凱琪

2. Examine the multiple perspectives with which people view and

3. Describe the interplay between music, mind and human behaviour

implications of musical performances

5. Demonstrate a foundation knowledge base for further study of the

meanings of music to culture and both the mental and behavioural

aspects of human living

This is a unique chance to experience at the Hong Kong

Quizzes about basic music

A test with MC and short

Class Participation 10% (Individual)

Italian Term English

Italian Term English Meaning

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