Interview with Mr. Joseph (Musician)
Musical Elements
Ingredients and raw materials used to prepare a composition
Composers can manipulate these elements, work around them, and explore how to make a combination between these elements to form a musical piece
Music is a form of self expression containing these musical elements
The most prevalent musical elements found in a piece
A good composer would use all of the elements due to their importance
Ornament and ornamentations are used to decorate the musical piece
rhythm plays an important role as it makes he music sound more driving
Importance and significance of musical elements
Without musical elements, the song would sound dull and not attract the listener's attention
Every element is important at the same time and it depends how the composer is going to work around it
How rhythm changes the music's sound
Different rhythmic music is used in different scenarios
When a person is meditating they would choose music with beats that are stretched out
Fast paced music have faster beats and people who are working out would listen to this type of music
How pitch affects the sound of a piece
Pitch is the high and low sound
Each musical piece has a different range for pitch
Some composers would work with a narrow pitch range to make the melody
Some composers such as Chopin would want to explore a wide range of pitch and melodies
A varied pitch range helps with the contrast in order to have a greater effect on the listener
How music affects emotions
Due to the tonality of the piece
Major and minor mode causes different effects based on emotions in the listener
Tonality is another important element
Usage of elements that causes a song to seem attractive
This has to do with the structure of the composition
Composition must have even and regular phrasing
Using a thematic composition