Chapter 3 & 4: Rythmn and Musical Notation Flashcards
1
Q
rythmn
A
flow of music through time
2
Q
accent
A
emphasis place on beat/note
3
Q
syncopation
A
emphasis placed on an unexpected beat/note
4
Q
beat
A
regular and steady pulse
5
Q
meter
A
grouping of beats
-common meters: 2 4 3 6, 4 4 2 8
6
Q
tempo
A
speed of a beat (basic pace of a piece of music)
7
Q
lento
A
slow
8
Q
largo
A
slow/stately
9
Q
adagio
A
leisurely
10
Q
andante
A
at a walking pace
11
Q
allegro
A
fast
12
Q
vivace
A
lively
13
Q
presto
A
very quickly
14
Q
musical notation
A
system of writing music so exact that pitches and rhythms can be connected
15
Q
Guido d Arezzo
A
the man who invented modern musical notation
-came up with the Guidonia Hand and neumes