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• What is the Role of Music in Our Lives?
• Art and music are fundamental human functions
and essential parts of human life. Based on
studies, music can be a right way of helping our
imagination goes to new heights. It touches our
soul and enables us to express different moods
and emotions. It inspires people and allows us to
get in touch with our feelings in a way that is
unique. It allows our body and mind to make a
break from the monotony of life.
• The Origin and Importance of Music he word
“music” is from the Greek word mousike, which
means “Art of the Muses.” It is the art of
arranging tones in an orderly way to produce a
unified and continuous composition. The
common elements of music are pitch (which
governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its
associated concepts tempo, meter, and
articulation) dynamics, and the sonic qualities
of timbre and texture.
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•1. Harmony (From the Greek
harmonia, meaning “joint or
agreement”) - It refers to the
verticalization of pitch. It is often
thought as the art of combining
pitches into chords. These chords are
usually arranged into sentence-like
patterns called chord progressions.
•1. Harmony (From the
Greek harmonia,
meaning “joint or
agreement”) -
•2. Key- It is known as
tonality, a principle in music
composition wherein at the
end of the piece there is a
feeling of completion by
going back to the tonic.
•C, D, E, F, G,
A, B, C. 
•3. Melody (From a Greek
meloidia, which means
“singing” or “chanting”)-
It refers to the tune of a
song or piece of music.
•4. Pitch- It refers to the
perceptual property that
allows the ordering of
sounds on a frequency-
related scale either relative
lowness or highness.
•5. Rhythm- It comes from a
Greek word rhythmos,
which means “any regular
recurring motion.” It is the
pattern of the sound in time
and beats in music.
•6. Tempo- It regards
to the speed (slow or
fast) of a given piece
of music.
•7. Texture- It refers to how the
harmonic materials are combined in
a composition. It could be
monophonic (single melodic line),
polyphonic (two or more melodic
lines) and homophonic (the main
melody accompanied by chords).
•8. Timbre- It refers to
the quality of the sound
(tone) that distinguishes
one voice or instrument
from another.
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• The song is a composition for a voice or voices,
performed by singing. Musical instruments may
accompany a song, or it may be unaccompanied, as
in the case of the cappella songs. It may be for a
solo singer, a duet, trio, or larger ensemble involving
more voices. Songs with more than one voice to a
part are considered choral works. Most song writing
techniques are about what you should do to
succeed. Below are the common essentials in song
writing (Kamien, 1997).
• Arrangement. Arrangement in music is
considered as a reconceptualization of a
previously composed work. It includes
the order in which the sections of music
are placed (such as, intro-verse-chorus-
verse-chorus), and the organization of
the instrumentation, vocals or other
parts of music that make up the song.
• Beat and Rhythm. The beat is the
speed (tempo) of the song that
drives the listener to feel either fast
or slow. On the other hand, the
rhythm is the beat that the various
instruments such as bass, drum,
and guitar have produced.
• Chords (chord progression). It
refers to any harmonic set of
pitches used to accompany the
melody of the song. It is formed
when multiple pitches (notes on a
musical instrument) are placed
together on staff (a sheet of music