Elements of Music Flashcards
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- Dynamics
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How loud or soft the music is.
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- Tempo
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The speed of the beat.
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- Pitch
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How high or low the sound is.
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- Rhythm
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A pattern of long or short sounds or silences.
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- Texture
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Layers of sound.
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- Melody
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The tune.
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- Timbre
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Special sound of each instrument or voice.
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- Harmony
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Two or more notes sounding at the same time.
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- Form
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Refers to the order in which things occur.
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- Beat
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The pulse felt in music.
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- Pentatonic
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A scale of five tones
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- Anacrusis/pickup/upbeat-
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A note or notes that occur before the first complete measure.
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- Tie
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A symbol that joins two notes of the same pitch to make the sound longer.
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- S A T B
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stands for the four basic voice parts, soprano, alto, tenor, and bass
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- Overtone
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The notes in a harmonic series that are above the fundamental
