Elements Of Music Flashcards
- Pitch
How high or low low the sound is
- Dynamics
How loud or soft the music is
- Rhythm
A pattern of long or short sounds or silence
- Texture
Layers of sound
- Melody
The tune
- Timbre
Special sound of each instrument or voice
- Form
Refers to the order in which things occur
- Beat
The pulse found in music
11.pentatonic
A scale consisting of 5 tones
12anacrusis/pickup/upbeat
A note or notes that occur before the first complete measure
- Tie
A symbol that joins two notes of the same pitch to make the sound longer
- S A T B
Stands for the four basic voice parts;soprano , alto , tenor , and bass
- Overtone
The notes in harmonic series that are above the fundamental
- Barbershop
A 4-part singing style made popular in America in the beginning of the 20th century
- A Capella
Sung without accompaniment
Listening to timbre
Oh Christmas tree
Pure light silvery
Relaxed
Mello
Tahitian coral song
Buzzy
Echoey
Sorta irritating
Rough
Sacred harp singing
Classically
Avila/Opera chorus
Heavy
Open
Quivery
Rough
Tibetan monks
Heavy
Breathy
Buzzy
Pinched
Strike up the band
Heavy
Tight
Pure
Open
- Ostinato
a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm.
- Polyphony
Three or more parts happening at the same time
- Harmony
Two or more notes happening at the same time
- Monophony
Having only one voice