Bell Ringers Week 18

Monday

1. Draw a treble clef OR a bass clef.
2. Compose a melody using at least two different note values.
3. The melody should start on an "A" and end on an "A" OR start on a "C" and end on a "C".
​4. Include at least 8 notes in between. 

Tuesday

1. Draw a treble clef OR a bass clef.
2. Compose a melody using at least three different note values.
3. The melody should start on an "A" and end on an "A" OR start on a "C" and end on a "C".
​4. Include at least 12 notes in between. 

Wednesday

Write at least 1 COMPLETE sentence for each question:
1. How are Noteflight and SoundTrap similar? ("They both use music" is too basic, so do not use that.)
2. How are Noteflight and SoundTrap different?

Thursday

Adapted from newscientist.com (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18367-songs-in-the-key-of-life-what-makes-music-emotional.html#.VVN3-2RVhHw)

Why do tunes in a major key, such as Singin' in the Rain, sound cheerful, while those in minor keys like Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall,  sound gloomy and depressing? The answer, in part, seems to be that the patterns of pitches in major keys mirror those of excited speech, whereas minor keys parallel subdued speech. That suggests that language shaped our musical expression of emotion.

Several factors affect music's sentimental influence, and some are common sense: a fast, loud, jumpy rhythm sounds happy because it reflects the way an excited person behaves, and slow, quiet music with a regular beat mimics a mournful emotional state. What's less obvious is why tunes in major keys tend to sound cheerful, whereas those in minor keys sound sad. A neuroscientist at Duke University analyzed pitch frequencies in human speech and in music. As you might expect, the frequency relationships in excited speech closely matched those of music in major keys, while those of forlorn speech matched minor music.

1. This author suggests our musical expression of emotion is shaped by what?
2. What type of scientist did research on pitch frequencies in human speech and in music.
3. Why do tunes in a major key sound cheerful and tunes in a minor key sound gloomy or sad?
Singin' in the Rain
Another Brick in the Wall

Friday

Taken from NPR
Chances are, you've fallen victim to earworms — pesky songs or melodys that get stuck in your head and just won't get out. Research suggests that there may be psychological reasons why some songs are more likely to stick, including memory triggers, emotional states and even stress. Some reserchers hope to better understand why this happens and figure out what, if anything, music memory can teach psychologists about how to treat pashients dealing with memory loss.

1.There are 3 words that contain errors. Find 2 of them. First write the word incorrectly, then re-write it correctly directly next to it.  
2. What is an "earworm" as described by this author?
3. What is an "earworm" from your life?

Evolution of Earworms