The Difference Between Tonal & Atonal Music : Piano & Music Tips
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0:05 hi my name is Rachel que I'm a Pianist and piano teacher and I'm going to explain to you some of the differences between tonal and a tonal music you can
0:14 take entire classes on this subject so I'm just going to get you started but hopefully it'll pique your interest to explore it further the majority of the
0:22 music that we listen to in a western culture is tonal music that is it's centered around one tonal pitch so for example example if your piece or your
0:31 work happens to be an E major it means that generally speaking your first chord will be e and your last chord will be e which establishes a comfortable
0:40 beginning and end for the listener if however we're working with a tonal music this deals with music that is written without a tonal Center there are varying
0:50 degrees of how extreme this can get all the way from a strict serialism down to some more loose patterns that the music might follow a
1:00 strict serialism will use mathematical formulas to determine the music itself let me demonstrate how different tonal music sounds as compared to a tonal
1:10 music a common example of tonal music would be Beethoven's for relase which sounds like
1:21 this it's Pleasant to the ear and it's going to return to a tonal home a tonal music however will follow a pattern I'm going to simply follow a pattern of
1:31 several intervals here's what that could sound like and yes many pieces and larger Works have been constructed based on an
1:42 a tonal formula such as that one so understanding the differences between the tonal and atonal music can give you not only an appreciation for many
1:50 different types of music but per perhaps even a basis to begin exploring writing and Performing this music for yourself my name is Rachel qu I'm a Pianist and
1:59 piano teacher and we've talked today about the difference between atonal and tonal [Music]
2:14 music