Elements Flashcards
Pulse
The heart beat of music
Pitch
High or low
Tempo
Fast allegro slow adagio
Dynamics
Piano soft forte loud
Articulation
Smooth legato detached staccato
Texture
Thick thin
Timbre
Wood metal Reed skin strings woodwind percussion brass
Melody
The tune
Accompaniment
Backing to the tune
Rhythm
Uses a combination of different durations
Pizzicato
Plucking strings
Ostinato
Repeated pattern
Scale
Move by step up and down
Chromatic scale
Using black and white notes
Glisando
Up the keys and back down
What does moderato mean
Neither fast nor slow
What does pianossimo mean
Very soft
What does mezzo piano mean
Medium softness
What does mezzo forte mean
Medium loudness
What does fortissimo mean
Very loud
What does crescendo mean
Gradually increase
What does diminuendo mean
Gradually decrease
What does solo mean
1 person
What does tutti mean
Whole orchestra
What is a semitone
The closest distance between two notes
What is a tone
The closest distance between 2 notes with a note between