Elements Of Music Flashcards
What is pitch
How high or low something is all sounds have a pitch even if not musical
What is tempo
Speed or pace music is at
What is getting faster and getting slower in Latin
Getting faster-accelerando
Getting slower-rallentando
What are dynamics
Describe the volume of the music
What is getting louder and getting softer in Latin
Getting louder-crescendo
Getting quieter-diminuendo
What is duration
The length of each note
What is the length of a note measured in
Beats
What is articulation
The way in which a particular note is preformed
Either smoothly or detached
What is texture
F Texture describes how melodies, rhythms or harmonies are layered in a piece
What is monophonic
Contains one medlody with no harmonies
What is slowly in Latin
Lento
What is fast in Latin
Allegro
What is is loud
Forte
What is soft in latin
Piano
What are the 2 ways a note can be preformed
Smoothly or detached
Smoothly is
Legato
Detached is
Staccato
What is polyphonic
Contains two or more melodies playing at the same time
What is homophonic
Where there is more than one independent melody playing at the same time
What is timbre
The instruments or sounds being played
What is tonality
Key of music
What are the 2 tonality
Major-happy
Minor-sad
What does monophonic mean
One sound
What is slow and stately in Latin
Largo
What is leisurely in Latin
Adagio
What is walking pace in Latin
Andante
Lively in Latin
Vivace
Very quickly in Latin
Presto
What is very loud in Latin
Fortissimo
What is very soft in Latin
Pianissimo
