Art Appreciation

GEC 06

Mr. Allen Dale V. Olonan

Instructor
MUSIC
 What is Music?
 Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in
time. 

 Music is a collection of coordinated sound or sounds. Making music is the

process of putting sounds and tones in an order, often combining them to create
a unified composition.

 Music is created by combining different elements

 "It is the voice of soul".

Values of Music

Social Value
Values of Music
Entertainment Value
Values of Music
Therapeutic Value
Values of Music

 Functioning-Enhancement Value
Genres of Music

Vocal music is any type of music

in which the tones produced by
the human voice are the focal
point of the piece.
Types of Vocal Music
A Capella
A capella (Italian for "chapel" or "choir") vocal music is sung
without any instrumental accompaniment.
Songs
The most common type of vocal music is the song. A song is
typically composed of a single voice and an accompaniment.

Sacred
Sacred vocal music is music performed in a
religious setting or composed for a religious
purpose.
Types of Vocal Music
Secular
Secular vocal music is vocal music written for a non-religious
setting. Popular vocal music of the Renaissance and Baroque
periods were considered to be secular vocal works.

Dramatic
Operas and musicals fall into another type of
vocal music called dramatic vocal music.