The Architecture of Sound: Music Theory and Composition · Classical Foundations to Modern Soundscapes

Harmonic Tension and Resolution

Students examine the mathematical and psychological effects of dissonance and consonance in musical scores.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does this piece make you feel and why?
  2. 2In what ways does harmonic tension mirror human conflict?
  3. 3What artistic elements create the mood of unease in a minor key?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Creating MU.Cr1.1.HSAccNCAS: Responding MU.Re7.2.HSAcc
Grade: 11th Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: The Architecture of Sound: Music Theory and Composition
Period: Classical Foundations to Modern Soundscapes

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