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Musi 1306
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |