Tone It Up

Tone It Up

Update: 2021-05-06
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What does “tone color” mean in music? Isn't color something that you SEE? We'll dive into tone color and timbre today, using examples from pop, jazz, and classical music.



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Featured music:

Antonio Carlos Jobim: The Girl from Ipanema

Frank Sinatra: The Girl from Ipanema

Amy Winehouse: The Girl from Ipanema

Dizzy Gillespie: No More Blues

Carmen McRae: No More Blues

Chet Baker: I Talk to the Trees

Vitamin String Quartet: Fake Plastic Trees

Red Pants Trio: Hot Cross Buns

Scott Bradlee: Bohemian Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin/Queen Mashup)



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