First day of Summer 2015 Diablo Valley College Music History (80+ enrolled for classes 8:15-10:20am, MTWTh), and what another great group! -- proceeding apace to prepare for Quiz 1, as below...
C Major Scale (in Whole Notes, with
Letter Names, Scale Degree Numbers, and Solfege [Do-Re-Mi Syllables])
C D E F G A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1(8)
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do
Notes on a Piano Keyboard
C# D# F# G# A#
Db Eb Gb Ab Bb
C D E F G A B C
[N.B. the black note between C and D can be called C# (C-Sharp) or Db (D-Flat), etc.]
Five Ways of Producing Sound
Wind (Aerophone)
Solid-Body (Idiophone)
Drum (Membranophone)
String (Chordophone)
Electricity (Electrophone)
Listening
[1970] Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra: I. Introduction
(Thus Spake Zarathustra)
[1980] Gustav Holst - The Planets: I. Mars
[1981] Edgar Varese - Poeme Electronique
(Electronic Poem)
[N.B. Blog-Entry Numbers above should not be written in the Quiz]
[All Listenings are found in the Table of Contents at markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com by clicking the Blog-Entry Number]
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Up
way
early
(to ensure all equipment in working order),
there
and
(after errands financial)
back, composition page 29 Sinfonia, Op. 241,
over videos with
Harriet and Megan, on the 105th day of summer, down 2 to 88 (41 days 80+) -- 11 degrees cooler (77) in Pleasant Hill....
