8GM Prep

Due the week of May 2 - 6th

Watch the video and answer the following questions:
 

 What is a canon (in music)? Can you hear it in the video?

 What are the 3 main features of a ground bass?

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  1. Caitlin desmond, gm
    1.cannon in music is when two or more instraments or voices play or sing at the same time, and playing the same music/notes. you could hear it al throughout this piece of music!
    2.three features of ground bass are:
    -it is usually around four-eight bars long, despite this there are some which are longer or shorter.
    -it is repeated throughout the piece
    -it is played on low pitched instraments such as cello, left ide piano (as shown in the video), double bass and synthesiser.

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    1. Excellent Caitlin! Do you know any other songs with cannons in them?

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  2. Erin Saul, gm
    1.Cannon in a piece of music is when two instruments or voices sing or play music at different times. I heard it throughout the piece of music because they stoped and played at different times!
    2.The 3 features of ground bass are:
    -It gives the piece of music structure beginning to the end.
    -Ground bass is played throughout the beginning and the end
    -Ground bass is usually 4-8 bars long however they can be longer or shorter.

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    1. Good work Erin. Is a ground bass repeated? What instruments can play it?

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    2. Erin Saul 8GM
      Thank you sir the ground bass is repeated throughout the whole song in 4-8 bars. Instruments that can play the ground bass are violin,guitar,harp,bass,cello and the bow.

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  3. 1.cannon is a piece of music where two voices or instruments play or sing at different times.You can hear this in the song.
    2.The 3 features of ground bass are:
    -4 to 8 bars long
    -is played at a low or high pitch
    -continues throughout the song

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    1. What do the two voices or instruments play or sing at different times? The same thing? Different things?

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    2. Millie Worcester,GM
      The voices and instruments play at different times usually it starts with the instruments and then the voices are layered on top ,they vary on pitch and can sound different from each other.

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  4. Stephen matches gm
    1. Cannon is a song where different instruments start at different time s layering to create the song
    2. 3 features of ground bass are:
    -4 to 8 bars long
    -repeated in the song
    -low pitch

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    1. What do the instruments in a cannon play? The same thing or different things?

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  5. Rosie
    1.cannon is when lots of instruments play and start at different times and goes round and round and layer.
    2.3 features
    low and high
    continues through the song
    4-8 bars long

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    1. What do the instruments in a cannon play? The same thing or different things?

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  6. Emily
    1~ cannon is when the same piece of music repeats at different times
    2~ e ground bass features are:
    .plays through out the song
    .played in a low pitch
    .4-8 bars

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    1. Good work Emily. In a canon, do the instruments start at the same time? What instruments can play a ground bass?

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    2. Emily
      ~they start at different times and in the ground
      bass there is: electric bass, double bass or a keyboard, a piano, organ or synthesizer

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  7. Emily, what instruments can play a ground bass?

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  8. Eloise Heathcote sharif
    1. Cannon is more than 1 sounds being made at the same time
    2. I can hear this in the video where there is more than 1 sound!!
    3. Ground bass has bass, sythesizer and cello��

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    1. Eloise, in a canon, do the instruments play the same thing or different things? Do they start at the same time?

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  9. Jodi Neicho
    1.canon is a piece of music where more than one sound can be heard playing at one time.
    2.you can hear canon on the ground base as it keeps repeating the same keys again and again.
    the features of ground bass are
    -there is 4-8 bars
    -deep,low pitch
    -repeats throughout the song

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    1. Jodi, in a canon, do the instruments play the same thing or different things? Do they start at the same time?

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    2. In canon the instruments are layered they can play different things but all sound very similar to each other usally one instrument starts and others follow one by one! Jodi Neicho

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  10. A canon in music is a piece played at different times by different instruments.
    The features of a ground bass are it repeats, it's low and it's simple
    Ewan Marshall

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    1. Ewan, in a canon, do the instruments play the same thing or different things? Do they start at the same time? Different instruments are not required for a canon.

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  11. Prep Due the week of June 6 - 10 (on the day you have music)
    Answer the following questions about Johann Sebastian Bach:
    Who was he?
    In what musical period did he live?
    Where is he from?
    What was the main instrument he played?
    Name three of his compositions (songs he wrote).

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  12. Caitlin GM
    Johann Sebastian Batch was a composer and musician born on the 21st march 1685, he was most famous for his adaptation of rythms, form and textures from abroad in particular France and Italy.
    he lived throughout the baroque period which originated from Rome in the early 1600s
    he is from a town called Eisenach, Germany.
    the main instrument he played was keyboard.
    all the song titles I found were german so I translated them and three songs he wrote are:
    -Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ- oh god stay with us jesus Christ
    -ach got und herr- oh god and men
    -auf auf mein herz mit freuden- on to my heart with joy

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  13. Stephen matches gm
    - he was a German composer born 1685. He adapted rhythms, textures and forms of music
    -he was in the baroque period he was in a town called elsenach in Germany. He played mainly the pipe organ.
    ARIA DA CAPO
    AIR ON A G STRING
    COFFEE CANTATA

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  14. Charlotte Hawes GM
    Johann Sebastian Bach was a German music composer.
    He was Born 21 March 1685 O.S (Old Style Dates) or 31 March N.S (New Style Dates) and died 28 July 1750 (aged 65).
    He was alive during the Late Baroque period.
    He mainly played the pipe organ.
    Although 4-part harmonies were already in use before Bach, he uses them at the core of his style, and his compositions are to a large extent considered to have laid down the rules for the next centuries of musical expression.
    3 of his ‘songs’ were:
    Gloria-Mass in B minor, which sounds celebratory.
    Brandenburg Concerto, which one could imagine Louis XIV listening to this chamber music.
    Toccata & Fugue, hear the chords and texture of the organ – opening bars could suit a Dracula movie!

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  15. Prep due the week of June 13 - 17 on the day you have music. What is a concerto. Give an example.

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  16. Eloise Heathcote Sharif
    Johann Sebastian Bach was a composer.
    He was born in Germany on the 21st of March 1685, and died age 65. H lived in the baroque period!
    The main instrument he played was the pipe organ.
    Compositions...
    Cello suites
    Air on G string
    Ave Maria!!!!

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  17. Erin Saul 8GM
    Johann Sebastian was a German composer who is very famous across th8e globe
    He was born on the 21st of march 1685.He lived in the baroque period.
    He is from germany.
    The main instrument he played was the pipe organ.
    Compositions:
    1.cello suits
    2.Ave Maria
    3.Air on G string

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  18. Johann Sebastian was a composer.-he is known by many people
    he was born in germany - 21st march 1685 - he was alive in the baroque period
    he played as as his main instrument the pipe organ
    -cello suits
    -aria da capo
    -coffee cantata

    Jodi Neicho

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