Elements Of Music

Question 1

Pitch

Answer 1

pitch means how high or low a note is.

Question 2

Tempo

Question 3

Dynamics

Answer 3

dynamics is the volume of the music.

Question 4

Crescendo

Answer 4

getting louder

Question 5

diminuendo

Answer 5

getting quieter

Question 6

forte

Answer 6

loud

Question 7

Piano

Answer 7

Soft

Question 8

mezzo forte

Answer 8

moderately loud

Question 9

mezzo piano

Answer 9

moderately soft

Question 10

duration

Answer 10

duration refers to how long a note sounds.

Question 11

legato

Answer 11

smooth notes

Question 12

staccato

Answer 12

detached notes

Question 13

texture

Answer 13

The texture of a piece refers to how simple or complicated the music is or how many melodies are played at one time.

Question 14

polyphonic

Answer 14

When lots of instruments are playing different melodies at the same time, the texture is complex

Question 15

homophonic

Answer 15

when there is one melody with accompaniment backing, the texture is simple

Question 16

monophonic

Answer 16

when there is one melody with no backing, it is very simple

Question 17

timbre

Answer 17

timbre is like a musical finger-print – it describes the particular instruments heard and the sound quality of that instrument/voice.

Question 18

tonality

Answer 18

The character of a piece of music is related to its key centre or tonality (major or minor)

Question 19

major

Answer 19

generally sounds happy.

Question 20

minor

Answer 20

generally sounds sad.

Question 21

tempo

Answer 21

tempo is the speed or pace of a piece of music. The tempo affects the mood of a piece
– slow music may feel relaxed, or sad;
- fast music may feel more energetic, or happy

Question 22

accelerando

Answer 22

getting faster

Question 23

rallentando

Answer 23

getting slower

Question 24

allegro

Answer 24

fast tempo

Question 25

andante

Answer 25

moderate tempo

Question 26

adagio

Answer 26

slow tempo