Elements Of Music

Question 1

Tempo

Answer 1

How fast or slow a song is

Question 2

Harmony

Answer 2

The sounding of two or more tones simultaneously; the vertical aspect of music.

Question 3

Range

Answer 3

-How high or low something is
-The mixture of pitches, from low to high, which a singer/instrument may perform

Question 4

Instrumentation

Answer 4

The art of composing, orchestrating, or arranging for an instrumental ensemble.

Question 5

Timbre (TAMBER)

Answer 5

Quality of sound/tone. EX. harsh voice, pretty guitar

Question 6

Texture

Answer 6

Music can sound thick or thin. As in, many instruments or very few instruments

Question 7

Acapella

Answer 7

Music performed only with voices - no instruments

Question 8

Tone

Answer 8

-Quality of the timbre
-Compare singers singing the National anthem

Question 9

Lyrics

Answer 9

Active listening….may reveal things you might miss

Question 10

Crescendo

Answer 10

Music gradually gets louder

Question 11

Decrescendo

Answer 11

Gradually softer

Question 12

Melody/Theme

Answer 12

The main notes that the listener follows. Usually sung, or the main theme of a piece

Question 13

Passive listening

Answer 13

Not really listening. Hear the tunes, the words, but fail to listen to the parts or the music as a whole

Question 14

Active listening

Answer 14

Listen to each aspect of the music. Lyrics, beat, instruments, effects, hidden things

Question 15

Chromatic

Answer 15

Ascending or descending by half steps. No note skipping

Question 16

Modulation

Answer 16

The process of changing from one key to another within a composition