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Year 7 Music Concept
Concepts bassed questions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Duration | The length of a sound or silence |
| Pitch | The height or depth of a sounds |
| Dynamics | The loudness or softness of sound |
| Tone Colour | The instruments heard in music and how their sound is produced. |
| Structure | How a piece of music is put together, the plan. |
| Tempo | The speed of the music |
| Staccato | Short and detached |
| Time Signature | How many beats in each bar |
| Legato | Smooth and well connected |
| Ostinato | A repeated musical idea |
| Forte | Loud |
| Piano | Soft |
| Melody | The main musical idea |
| Moderato | At a medium speed |
| Presto | As fast as possible |
| Accelerando | Gradually getting faster |
| Andante | At a walking pace |
| Performing Media | The instruments used in a piece of music |
| Polyphonic | When two or more melodies are played at the same time |
| Monophonic | One melody is heard, unaccompanied. |
| Mezzo forte | Moderately loud |
| Mezzo piano | Moderately soft |
| Pianissimo | Very Soft |
| Fortissimo | Very loud |
| Crescendo | Gradually getting louder |
| Decrescendo | Gradually getting softer |