Definitions Flashcards
What is an Orchestra?
It is a group of musicians playing different instruments that range from woodwind, brass, percussion and strings.
What is an Interval?
The distance between to notes or sounds.
What is Tempo?
It is the speed of music.
What is a Melody?
Notes of different pitches and rhythms played consequently.
What are Dynamics?
This is the softness or loudness of music.
What is Texture?
This is how thick or thin music is.
What is a Staff?
A set of 5 lines and 4 spaces upon which music is written.
What is a Scale?
A set of notes put into a specific order.
What is a Bar line?
A line that divides notes into equal parts.
What is a Composer?
A person who creates original pieces of music.
What is an Opera?
This is dramatized music in the theme of love.
What is a Band?
A group of instruments playing together.
Who is a Conductor?
A person who leads an orchestra.
What is a Symphony?
A composition for a large orchestral work usually in different sections
