The Language of Music and Sound · Music Theory
Harmonic Textures and Tonalities
Students examine the relationship between melody and harmony, focusing on how different scales evoke specific cultural or emotional contexts.
Key Questions
- 1How do minor keys influence the listener's emotional state compared to major keys?
- 2What makes a dissonance feel resolved or unresolved?
- 3How does the layering of instruments change the texture of a sound?
Common Core State Standards
NCAS: Creating MU.Cr3.1.HSAccNCAS: Responding MU.Re7.2.HSAcc
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: The Language of Music and Sound
Period: Music Theory
Suggested Methodologies
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