MELODY PRESENTATION

Tempo, Rhythm, & Mood

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The words tempo, rhythm, and mood are used here to describe the feature Aristotle called music or song. Music as one of the Poetics elements-Aristotle Verse (text) capable of inciting emotion directly Plays continue to employ tempos, rhythms, and moods to convey feelings Tempo, rhythm, and mood can also stimulate subtle physical changes in breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure, and muscular tension—all things associated with changing emotion

Tempo

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Timing, speed, pace, tempo and rhythm are separate but related concepts.Timing is the temporal relationship between one spoken word and another, between spoken word and physical action, or between two physical actions Speed is the measurable rate of movement or speech Pace is the observers subjective perception of speed

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In this context, tempo is the mental processing in a given passage of dialogue. In the plot: Given circumstances and backstory create static parts of the script Entrances and exits, blocking, physical activities, physical production Plots develop in progressions, arranged in an escalating pattern of major and minor climaxes Tempo of the plot influences the speed with which a scene is performed

Brainstorm

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At what point in That Midnight Rodeo did you figure out they were debating? How does the speed or timing of processing in each beat build into the climax of the play?

Rhythm

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Pattern of recurring stresses, and dramatic rhythm is a pattern of tensions in the beats, units, scenes, and acts—that pulsing sensation that occurs when the dramatic intensity rises and falls in a progression or progressions Assists progressions in building interest, maintaining suspense, developing ideas, etc Not dependent on regular metrical pulses like in poetry or music, but can build up and release in different ways

Brainstorm

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How would you explain the rhythms for the characters in That Midnight Rodeo?How would you describe the rhythm of this short play?

Mood vs Atmosphere

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Mood- Particular state of mind or feeling embodied in a character Atmosphere- General feeling stemming from a scene or an entire play

Tempo, rhythm, and mood/atmosphere stem from the given circumstances, plot, characters, and ideas; in turn, helping to support them.

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