Author Question: Sing the melody to the beginning of Joy to the World. How does the melody relate to the concept of ... (Read 57 times)

MirandaLo · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Sing the melody to the beginning of Joy to the World. How does the melody relate to the concept of scale in the Western music-culture?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Name and explain two different ways world musics emphasize melody.

What will be an ideal response?

leeeep · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Joy to the world, the Lord has come
The melody is sung to the tones/pitches of a descending major scale
do ti la so fa mi re dothe preferred scale of the Western culture.

Answer to Question 2

the approach to important tones in a melodyfor example, (A) by sliding up or down to the tones or bending the pitch or (B) a piano playing the notes dead on.
The addition of decorative tonescalled ornamentsto the main tones of a melody, thereby emphasizing those tones.