Auditory Landscapes and Sound Theory · 20th Century to Contemporary Music
Dissonance and Resolution in Modern Composition
Analyzing how tension is built and released through harmonic and melodic choices in contemporary music.
Key Questions
- 1How does this piece make you feel and why does the composer use dissonance to achieve that?
- 2What cultural factors influence our perception of a sound as being pleasant or jarring?
- 3In what ways can a composer use silence as a rhythmic or emotional tool?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Creating and Performing - Grade 12ON: Foundations - Grade 12
Grade: Grade 12
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Auditory Landscapes and Sound Theory
Period: 20th Century to Contemporary Music
Suggested Methodologies
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