Elements Of Music Flashcards
What is pitch
Pitch means how high or low a note is
What letters are used to describe pitch
A B C D E F G
What is a tune
A series of notes using a number of different pitches
How can pitch change a mood
High pitch and low pitch change the mood and Crete different atmosphere
What is tempo
The speed of a piece of music
How does tempo affect the mood
Slow music relaxed or sad
Fast music may feel more energetic
What does accelerando mean
Getting faster
What does rallantando mean
Getting slower
Name a fast tempo piece
Allegro
What is moderate tempo called
Andante
What is slow tempo called
Adagio
What do dynamics show
Loud to soft
What is dynamics
The volume of music
When music gets louder it’s called
Crescendo
When music gets softer it’s called
Diminuendo
Forte is when
Music is loud
What is soft music called
Piano
Moderately loud music is called
Mezzo forte
Moderately soft music is called
Mezzo piano
What is duration
Long to short - refers to how long a note is
How is the length of a note measured
In beats
Name some types of notes
Crotchet quaver minim
What is texture
Refers to how many melodies are heard at once
What is polyphonic
Lots of different instruments playing different melodies at the same time
What is homophonic
One melody with
Accompaniment
What is the name of one melody at the same pitch
Monophonic
What is the name given to the musical fingerprint
Timbre it describes the particular sound quality of an instrument
What is tonality
Tonality is the character of a piece of music
How does minor key sound
Sad
What is the name of the happy key
Major
