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Unit 4: Performance, analysis and composition
Quick questions on Organising sound and sound sources in VCE Music
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What are sound sources?Show answer
Music can be made from a wide range of sources, and choosing them is a creative act.
What are manipulating the elements?Show answer
Whatever the source, composing is organising the elements of music. You manipulate pitch (melody, harmony, register), duration (rhythm, tempo, note lengths), dynamics (loudness and its shaping), texture (how many layers and how they relate) and tone colour (the quality of the sounds and how they combine). Organising sound means making deliberate choices in each of these dimensions so they work together toward your intended effect.
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