Webster
dictionary defines melody as a rhythmic succession of single tones
organized as an aesthetic whole. Webster also defines an ordered
recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of
sound and silence in speech. As my title to this blog plainly shows,
I believe rhythm is more important than melody. For starters, all
melody is rhythm but not all rhythm in melody. Without rhythm there
would be nothing to make up the music we listen to let alone the
melody of the song. Rhythm is the back bone and overall structure
that supports the song. My second reasoning for why I believe rhythm
is more important than melody is that rhythm is the simplest form as
well as the starting point of a given piece of music. As I’m
setting here writing this blog I am making up a rhythm by tapping my
foot or clicking my pencil on the desk. But if I want to make a
melody I would need to combine multiple rhythms as well as other
musical elements to mold it in to a well sounding melody. For an
example, when a musician sets down to write a song where do you this
he or she starts. Do they start by writing the melody strait out? Of
course not, they come up with a rhythm they like and go on from
there. Also, rhythm defines how a song is going to sound. Changing a
single beat in a rhythm can turn a rock sounding beat into a more
African sounding style. Even thou some rhythms are not as complex as
a melody may be, you couldn't have structured music without it.
4 comments:
I liked how you described rhythm as being a starting point. It is true it is the backbone and that other elements could be added to the piece. Melody to me is an element. Well done.
What caught me in this was the way you started with the definition. good job.
I think you made a very good point--rhythm is the backbone essentially to everything. We hear it every day. It doesn't have to be in the form of a song. It could be just noise in general, like tapping your foot or clicking your pencil on the desk. It is so much more important because the rhythm always comes first. I agree with you! Like my blog made you re-think how you wrote your's, your's also made me re-think how I wrote mine as well. Good job.
I like how you explained what rhythm meant to you. A very well written explaination and you gave support to back up your thoughts. Your thoughts on the matter are interesting.
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