Elements of Music Flashcards
what is music?
vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce form, harmony, and expression of emotion
what represents the vocal or instrumental sound
written or printed signs
volume of a sound or note
- how loud or soft
dynamics
classification of dynamics
LOUD:
- fortississimo
- fortissimo
- forte
- mezzon forter
SOFT:
- pianississimo
- pianissimo
- piano
- mezzo piano
Forte means
loud
piano means
soft
combining variety of notes with different durations
rhythm
arrangement of notes, rests (silences), and intensity of a songβs progression
rhythm
known as form, the overall plan of a piece of music
structure
what are the basic song structure
- introduction
- verse
- prechorus
- chorus
- bridge
types of musical forms/structures
- monothematic
- binary
- ternary
- rondo
is based on single melodic idea
monothematic
music with two main sections
(A B or A A B B)
binary
music with three sections, the third is a return to the first
(A B A)
ternary
music with a return to the first section with a different setion in between (A B A C A)
rondo
degree of highness or lowness of a tone
pitch
how are pitches named
first seven letters of the alphabet
combining variety of notes of different pitches (combining pitches and rhythm)
melody
sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying
melody
character or quality of musical sound of voice
timbre
makes intrument or human voice have different sound from another
timbre
layers of a piece of music are combined
texture
types of texture
- monophonic
- homophonic
- polyphonic
- heterophonic
single, unaccompanied melodic line
monophonic
melody with accompaniment
homophonic
more than one melody perfomed at the same time
polyphonic
two melodic lines that follow each other, but with more ornamentation in the main melody
heterophonic
speed of the music
tempo
tempo marking
- prestissimo
- presto
- allegro
- moderato
- andante
- adagio
- lento/largo
- grave
fast in tempo marking
allegro
slow or walking pace in tempo marking
andante
