Elements Of Music Flashcards
1
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What is pitch
A
How high or low a sound is
2
Q
What is tempo
A
The speed or pace of music
3
Q
Getting faster
A
Accelerando
(Like accelerate)
4
Q
Getting slower
A
Rallentando
5
Q
Slowly
A
Lento
6
Q
Slow and stately
A
Largo
7
Q
Leisurely
A
Adagio
8
Q
Walking pace
A
Andante
9
Q
Fast
A
Allegro
10
Q
Lively
A
Vivace
11
Q
Very quickly
A
Presto
12
Q
What is dynamics
A
The volume of the music
13
Q
Getting louder
A
Crescendo <
14
Q
Getting quieter
A
Diminuendo
(Like dimming a light). >
15
Q
Very loud
A
Fortissimo
(Fort=strong) ff
16
Q
Loud
A
Forte. F
17
Q
Moderately loud
A
Mezzoforte. Mf
18
Q
Moderately soft
A
Mezzopiano. Mp
19
Q
Soft
A
Piano. P
20
Q
Very soft
A
Pianissimo. PP
21
Q
What is duration
A
The length of each note
22
Q
4 beats
A
Semibreve
23
Q
2 beats
A
Minim
24
Q
1 beat
A
Crotchet
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1/2 beat
Quaver
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1/4 beat
Semiquaver
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1/8 beat
Demisemiquaver
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What is articulation
The way a particular note is performed
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Smoothly
Legato
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Detached
Staccato
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What is texture
Describes how melodies, rhythms or harmonies are layered in a piece.
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Monophonic
Contains 1 melody with no harmonies , although there may be a rhythmic accompaniment
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Polyphonic
Contains 2 or more melodies playing at the same time
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Homophonic
Where there is more than one independent melody playing at the same time
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What is timbre
Describes the sounds and/or instruments heard in a piece of music.
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Why might instruments sound different to each other
Because they are made of different materials
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What is tonality
The character of key centre of a piece of music
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Major
Happy
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Minor
Sad
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Ostinato
A pattern that repeats
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What is thick texture
If there are many layers of melodies, rhythms or harmonies playing at once it is called a thick texture.
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What is thin texture
If there are only a few layers of melodies, rhythms or harmonies playing at once it is called a thin texture.
