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Summary: An expert musician gives an overview of the five elements of music and basic compositional devices plus gives tips on how to listen to music in this free music appreciation video.
Duane Carter is a musician, writer and librarian from Los Angeles, Calif. He studied trumpet at Locke High School with jazz greats Bobby Bryant, Sr. and Oscar Brashear. Carter has...read more
"Hello! My name is Duane Carter and on behalf of Expert Village, I am going to be talking today about learning how to listen to and appreciate music. In order to truly appreciate music, a listener should have a basic understanding of what music is. What I've discussed in these last segments is to give an overview of the various parts or components of basic music composition. I have discussed form the compositional devices of repetition, variation and contrast. The cultural and environmental influences that causes one to gravitate to one's style of music over another and the five elements of music; melody, harmony, rhythm, pitch and timbre. These are things that an active listener should be aware of. They not only help to enhance your musical listening experience but also helps bring out a more educated listening audience which inadvertently helps the performer in bringing you a more musical product. "
eHow Article: How to Listen to Music
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