June 18 - Note This


C Major Scale (Treble Clef on a Staff in Whole Notes) (Wikipedia Links for your reference)

(Letter Names and Numbers above)

(Solfege Syllables below)
 

 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_major


Musical Keyboard Letter Names

(1/2 step = adjacent notes on a keyboard -- white-to-black; black-to-white;
    or white-to-white, if no intervening black note)

(# = Sharp raises a white note 1/2 step, b = Flat lowers a white note 1/2 step)






https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_keyboard

 

Five Basic Ways of Producing Sound


Wind (Aerophone) - (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Trumpet)
Solid-Body (Idiophone) - (Woodblock, Cymbal)
Drum (Membranophone) - (Timpani)
String (Chordophone) - (Harp, Piano, Violin)
Electricity (Electrophone) - (Synthesizer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_instrument_classification#Mahillon_and_Hornbostel-Sachs_systems



Listening
 

Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra: I. Introduction
                             (Thus Spake Zarathustra: I. Sunrise)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5bU7ibqGko (0.00 - 2:00)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Strauss

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Also_sprach_Zarathustra_(Strauss)


Gustav Holst - The Planets: I. Mars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGGlL1wexQk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Holst

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Planets


***


Well,


here we are,


the Summer 2018 Music History group, and what a class! 


On the


83rd day of summer,


high up 10 to 88...


Pleasant Hill, 84


San Ramon, 85



Danville, 80


out for a walk thereafter with Harriet, part of the DVCSR to DVCPL via Mt. Diablo series, now a shady little jaunt on Blackhawk from Arends to


Jillian,


also


editing


page


7


new-edition


Mice and Men, Op. 45 (1992): Act II...