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ARCmusicvoc.
ARC music vocabulary for music test 1.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Melody | a series if notes arranged in order to form a recognizable unit. |
| Pitch | the relative position, high or low, of a musical sound. |
| Dynamics | shows how loud of soft a portion of music is to be played. |
| Rhythm | the organization of time and music. |
| Beat | the even pulse that divides the passing of musical time into even segments. |
| Tempo | the speed at which a piece of music is to be played. |
| Form | the arrangement of sections of a piece of music. |
| Register | the specific area in range of an instrument or voice(high, medium, low) |
| Instrument | a mechanism that creates musical vibrations and sends them into the air. |
| Timbre | "tone color"; the quality or sound that makes each instrument or voice unique. |
| String Instruments | Violin, Viola, 'Cello |
| Woodwind Single Reed Instruments | Clarinet, Saxophone |
| Woodwind Double Reed Instruments | Oboe, Bassoon |
| Woodwind Open Hole Instruments | Flute, Piccolo |
| Brass Instruments | Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone Horn, Tuba |
| Percussion-Drums | Snare Drum, Tenor Drum/Tom Tom, Timpani Drum, Bass Drum, Bongos, Congas |
| Percussion-Melody/Mallet | Xylophone, Bells(Glockenspiel), Marimba, Vibraphone, Chimes |
| Percussion-Toys/Accessories | Slapstick, Tamborine, Ratchet, Vibraslap, Vibratone, Flexatone Claves, Cymbals, Maracas, Triangle, Woodblock |