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Intro Concepts Music
This is an introduction to the concepts of music that you will use this term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Duration | The length of a sound or silence in music. Words to describe the duration of a sound or silence = long, short, very long, medium, very short |
| Pitch | The height or depth of a sounds Words to use to describe pitch = high, very high, low, very low, mid range |
| Dynamics | The loudness or softness of sound words used to describe the dynamics of the music very soft, moderately soft, soft, moderately loud, loud, very loud |
| Tone Colour | The instruments heard in music and how their sound is produced and sounds. Bright, nasal, glittering, clear, warm, mellow, majestic, reedy, haunting, sombre, sparkling, rough, airy, muted |
| Structure | How a piece of music is put together, the plan. Words to use Intro, verse, chorus, Section A, B, outro, |
| Tempo | The speed of the music words to Use very fast, very slow, fast, slow, moderate |
| Texture | The layers of sound in the music |