Questions:
- listen to your chosen piece of music and notice any changes in dynamics. Describe what happens when your piece gets louder or softer and where in the piece that occurs.
- Does it make the music more interesting to you? (why or why not?)
- Now, pay attention to the different timbres that are presented in your music: this may or may not relate to the dynamic changes, but describe what happens when you notice any timbre changes and how it affects the listener. (is it a dramatic difference, or more of a subtle difference?
Answers:
- The sound is very soft at the very beginning of my piece of music (pianissimo). Then, Drake enters & it gradually becomes louder (piano). Then, both Chris Brown & Drake are singing, making the sound a bit louder (forte). Throughout the rest of my piece, it cycles back through these phases in dynamics.
- Yes, to me it makes the music more interesting. I would not want to listen to a song in monotone, that’s not always very pleasant on the ears when I want to listen to music. With the different use of dynamics in my piece of music, No Guidance, it helps make the piece more interesting.
- While listening, I came across a few different timbres. I noticed a smooth & hollow timbre at times. I was also able to notice it was a bit whiney, but mellow. I think that it is a subtle difference & that it affects the listener positively, because it is adding contrast.
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