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Musi 1306
Term | Definition |
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Pitch | note name |
Frequency | vibration rate of a given note |
Dynamics | the volume of music |
Fort/Piano | loud/soft |
Tone Color (Timbre) | brightness/darkness of souna |
Rhythm | a given beat played over time |
Accent | emphasizing one note with another |
Meter | grouping note |
Syncopation | grouping unusual note |
Tempo | the term for the speed of music |
Metronome | device use for tempo |
Beat | basic unite of measurement for time in music |
Scale (Major, Minor, Blues) | collection of notes |
Interval | distance between 2 notes |
Octave | a note with same name but different rate of frequency |
Diatonic scale / Chromatic scale | play white key / play black and white key |
Melody (Tune) | series of note |
Motive | small melodic building block |
Consonance/Dissonance | beautiful balance / sound like crashing to get attention |
Textures: Monophonic, Polyphonic, Homophonic | 1 line / two or more line / same sound . |
Counterpoint | specific technique to write polyphonic music |
Tonal | mostly within a key |
Atonal | loosing the key |
Vocal | Soprano Alto Tenor Bass |
Strings | Violin, viola, cello double bass harp guitar, guitar bass bass |
Woodwinds | Oboe Flute, piccolo Clarinet Saxophone Bassoon |
Brass | Trumpet French horn Trombone Tuba (Baritone horn / Euphonium) |
Percussion | Snare drum Bass drum Timpani Tambarne Triangle Xylophone Cymbals |