ELEMENTS OF MUSIC Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
melody | a succession of single tones or pitches percieved by the mind as a unit |
interval | the distance and relationship between two pitces |
cadence | resting place in a musical phrase; musical punctuation |
scale | GRADUATED SERIES OF TONES ARRANGED IN A SPECIFIC ORDER |
Phrase | SMALL SECTION OF A COMPOSITION COMPRISING MUSICAL THOUGHT |
Dissonance | A simultaneous sounding of tones that produce a feeling of tension or unrest and a feeling that further resolution is needed. |
Chord | Three or more tones combined and sounded simultaneously. |
Allegro | Brisk, Lively, rapid |
Crescendo | Gradually growing loudly |
Harmony | Sound resulting from simultaneous sounding of 2 or more tones consonant with each other. |
ACCENT | Stress of one tone over others, making it stand out; often it is the first beat of a measure. |
Accompaniment | Music that goes along with a more important part-OFTEN HARMONY OR RHYTHMIC PATTERNS accompanying a melody. |
Adiago | Slowly or leisurely. |
Rhythm | Regular occurence of accented beats that shape the character of music or dance |
Staccato | The rythmic result produced when a regularly accented beat is displaced on to an unaccented beat. |
Tempo | The RATE OF SPEED at which music is performed |
Theme | SHORT MUSICAL Passage STATES AND IDEA. |
TIMBRE | QUALITY OF MUSICAL TONE that distinguishes voices |
SYNCOPATION | RYTHMIC RESULT PRODUCED when a regularly accented beat is DISPLACED ONTO AN UNACCENTED BEAT. |
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