Dave Brubeck's Fundamentals of music
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Dave Brubeck's Fundamentals of music
By: Jerry Carson
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Introduction
• Points of discussion:– What is music?– Definition– History of the Dave Brubeck– College yrs– Post life after college– Foundations of music– Styles (Dave Brubeck Octet)– Listening to changes in music– Understanding the importance of music
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What is Music?
• Things to think about– A musical instrument
– Vocals
– Sheet Music
– Traditions
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Definition
• An art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
• Is a Noun
• Pronounced [myoo-zik]
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History of Dave Brubeck
• born on December 6th, 1920 in Concord, CA
• Youngest of 3 children
• Mother taught him how to play the Piano
• Hated studying classical music
• Never learned to read sheet music
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History contd.
• moved to a ranch in the foothills of the Sierras near Ione, California at age 11
• Only played music because he enjoyed it
• Had no intention to become a professional musician
• Wanted to pursue being a cattleman as a career
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Dave Brubeck College yrs.• Veterinary science was first choice in career, but
still wanted to be a rancher.
• Decided to try music out as a career
• Almost expelled out of college for cheating, since he still never learned how to read music
• Graduated by teaching piano lessons from the University of the Pacific
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College yrs. Contd.
• Played in Jazz clubs 6 nights a week
• Never performed anything rehearsed
• Listened to campus radio and met his wife Iola Maria Whitlock
• Got married during senior year in college
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Post life after College
• Drafted into the military
• Was held responsible to entertain troops
• Severed 4 yrs active duty with the military
• Moved to Europe in 1944
• Went back to school after returning home
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Return to School
• Studied under Composer Darrius Millhaud
• Met all the other members for the Dave Brubeck Octet in 1949
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Foundations of music
• Understanding the notes
• Treble clef vs. Bass clef
• Scales
• Pitch changs
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NotesFoot Taps4 taps2 taps1 tap½ foot tap¼ foot tap
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Treble and bass clef differences
• Bass clef – Mostly used for instruments that play lower
notes– examples: Stand up Bass, piano (mostly Left
hand)
• Treble clef– Instruments that play medium to higher
pitches – Examples: Alto Saxophone, piano (Mostly
right hand)
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Types of ScalesMajor Scale - Sounds Happy
C D E F G A B C
Minor Scale - Sounds sad
A B C D E F G A
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Pitch Changes
• Frequencies– Low– High
• Tuning– Sharp– Flat
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Dave Brubeck Octet Styles
• Main styles– Hybrid Jazz with various time signatures– irregular style of beats and rhythm
• Time out Album– Blue Rondo à la Turk– Take Five– Kathy's Waltz– Strange Meadow Lark
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Listening to the changes
• Introduction• Verse• Bridge• Chorus • Transition• Solo • Coda
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Listening to changes Contd.
• f - Loud• ff - Double the volume of Loud• fff - Extremely loud• p - Quiet• mp - Medium Quiet• mf - Medium Loud• pp - Soft Quiet• Cresc - Progressively Louder
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Song:Blue Rondo A La Turk
Click on the speaker to start music
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Song: Time Out
Click on the speaker to start music
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Song: Strange Meadow Lark
Click on the speaker to start music
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The importance of music
• Music is all around the world (Culture)
• Music is a part of something you do everyday
• Key elements of music are how music is defined (theory)
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2010.• Hedrick, Smith. "Rediscovering Dave Brubeck." The Man, Jazz Goes to College.
PBS, n.d. Web. 22 Sep 2010. http://www.pbs.org/brubeck/theMan/jazzGoesToCollege.htm
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