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Elements of Music

Voacab: Intro to Music

QuestionAnswer
Tonality(key) pitch focus of a piece
Timbre allows the listerner to distinguished between singers or instrument
Forte loud
Sound made by vibration
Pitch frequencies and speed of vibration
Downbeat strongest beat in a measure
Modulation shifting of one key to another
Syncopation accent unexpectdly
Crescendo gradually getting louder
Chromatic Scale made of half steps
Polyphony two or more melodic lines at the same time
Cadence resting place at the end of a phrase (period)
Accelerando gradually getting faster
Compound Meter grouping of notes get the beat
Harmony how chords are constructed and how they follow eachother
Chord combination of three or more tones sounded at once
Arpeggio a chord played in single notes over a span of time
Legato long and connected
Monophony single melody and nothing else
Voice types high to low Soprano, Tenor, Alto, Bass
Three ways a melodic line can move Step, Leap, Repeated note
Woodwind Family Flute, Clarinet, Oboe. Basoon, Saxophone
Brass Family trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba
String Family Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp
Dynamics loudest to softest Forte, Mezzo Forte. Mezzo Piano. Piano
Form AB Binary
Form ABA Tenary
"Stars and Strips Forever" Duple Meter
"My Country 'tis of Three: Triple meter
"Ode to Joy" Quadruple Meter
When do you clap? End of peice, When performers and conductor walk on stage
Created by: amh7528
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