ELEMENTS AND DEFINITIONS Flashcards
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Rhythm
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The combination of long and short sounds into a pattern
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Pitch
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How high or low a note is
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Pulse/Meter
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The regular beat of the music and how it is divided
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Tonality
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Whether a piece is major or minor
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Texture
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How many different layers are there to the music and what do they do
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Timbre
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The individual sound of the instrument voices
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Attack and Decay
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How notes are begun and ended
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Structure
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How the individual sections of the music are put together to form the whole piece
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Silence
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Ssshhh!
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Dynamics
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How loud or quiet the music is
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Articulation
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If music is smooth or detatched
