Proposition 1
The basic property of all music is sound
tone
musical sound
four basic properties to tone
duration (length), frequency (pitch), amplitude (loudness), timbre (sound quality)
Proposition 2
music has to be organized in some way
Proposition 3
sound has to be organized by people
Proposition 4
music is a product of human intention and/or perception
Proposition 5
the term music is inescapably tied to western culture and its assumptions, can be very ethnocentric
ethnomusicology
an interdisciplinary academic field that draws on musicology, anthropology, and other disciplines in order to study the worlds musics
musicultural phenomenon
where music as sound and music as culture are mutually reinforcing and are inseperable from each other
identity
peoples ideas about who they are and what unites them with or distinguishes them from other peoples ethnicities
society
a group of persons regarded as forming a single community of related, interdependent individuals
culture
defined mainly by a collective worldview shared by its members
nation-state
one whos members share a national society and culture and homeland
ex: canada
nation
one who shares a society, culture, and a strong sense of nationhood, but not a nation-state
ex: Palestine
diaspora
an international network of communities linked together by identification with a common ancestral homeland and culture. They are not in their homeland and have no guarantee of returning
ex: gypsies, african americans during the slave trade
ethnic music
world music that is performed traditionally, usually anonymous
folk music
transmitted orally, no composer, performed by custom
composition
planning design prior to performance
interpretation
when performers alter an existing piece
improv
composing in the moment of performance
arranging
taking existing work and turning it into something new (cover)
duration
how long or short a tone is
frequency
how high or low a tone is
amplitude
how loud or soft tones are
timbre
analogus to the actual sound quality and tone
meter
the number of beats per measure
free rythym
when music is nonmetric and has no pulse