....UNIT 2 (6th).....Music in Ancient civilizations

UNIT 2. MUSIC IN ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS 

TREASURE HUNT! 

Working in groups, you will try to solve this treasure hunt.

INTRODUCTION

From the dawn of civilization (and probably much earlier), music played two major roles in human society: ceremony (social, religious, and/or civic) and entertainment. Let´s learn a little bit about the music in the Great Ancient Societies: Greece, Rome and Egypt. 



QUESTIONS

1. What do we know by the term "Ancient Music"?

2. What did they use the music for in Ancient Egypt?

3. In which places could we find music in Ancient Egypt?

4. What instruments were used in Ancient Egypt?

5. Have a look of the Ancient Egyptian instruments, then choose one of them, draw it in your paper and write it´s characteristics.

6. How did they understand the music in Ancient Greece?

7. Why did Greek people believe that music had "healing powers"?

8. What is an "Aulos"?

9. Draw an aulos in your paper.

10. What is the "Song of Seikilos" and What does it contain?

11. Which civilization influenced the music in Rome?

12. Did the Roman Empire like the music? What did they use it for?

13. Choose an instrument from Rome and draw it in your paper. Then, write it´s characteristcis.


RESOURCES


FOR QUESTION 1

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_music

FOR QUESTIONS 2 AND 3

• http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/galleries/Exhibits/MIRE/Introduction/AncientEgypt/AncientEgypt.html

FOR QUESTIONS 4 AND 5

• https://www.slideshare.net/Camikans/musical-instruments-of-ancient-egypt

FOR QUESTIONS 6 AND 7

• http://www.greece-is.com/music-therapy-in-ancient-greece/

FOR QUESTIONS 8 AND 9

• https://www.ancient.eu/Aulos/

FOR QUESTION 10

• http://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-writings/song-seikilos-oldest-known-musical-composition-lay-hidden-flower-stand-02197

FOR QUESTIONS 11, 12, 13

• http://www.romae-vitam.com/ancient-roman-music.html

THE GREAT QUESTION

Listen to the videos you have below (you do not need to watch the videos fully) and write the differences you can appreciate between the music in Greece, Egypt and Rome. 

GREECE

SOURCE: YOUTUBE

ROME

SOURCE: YOUTUBE

EGYPT

SOURCE: YOUTUBE

ASSESSMENT

You will get as many marks as questions you get right. The more information you get the better it will be your assessment.

CREDITS

This treasure hunt has been created by Daniel Al Ramahi González.

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MUSIC NOTATION

Greeks invented a notation system for music, and nowadays it has evolved. We use five lines and a wide range of musical notes. 

• STAVE: a set of five parallel lines on any one or between any adjacent two of which a note is written to indicate its pitch.

• TREBLE CLEF: we use Clefs to tell us which notes correspond to which lines or spaces. The most popular clef is the treble clef. And it indicates that the "SOL" note corresponds to the second line of the stave.

BASS CLEF: Thebass clef, or F clef, is used for the lower sounding notes.

BREATH MARK: A breath mark or luftpause is a symbol used in musical notation. It directs the performer of the music passage to take a breath.

ADDITIONAL LINES: are lines used to notate pitches above or below thelines and spaces of the regular musical staff