Elements of Music Flashcards
This element is the sections of the song and the order they come in.
Form
This element is how a song is put together from beginning to end.
Form
The two things a melody needs are:
Rhythm (long and short notes) and Pitch (high and low notes)
Name an instrument in the woodwind family.
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Recorder, etc.
Name an instrument in the percussion family.
Snare drum, Bass drum, timpani, chimes, etc.
What is the highest voice type?
Soprano
Name an instrument in the brass family.
Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Baritone, Horn, etc.
The music word for how fast or slow the beat of the song is.
Tempo
This element is created by more than one note at a time.
Harmony
What family does the tambourine belong to?
Percussion
What family does the viola belong to?
Strings
Put these in the correct order for a normal form of a song: Bridge, Chorus, Chorus, Chorus, Verse, Verse
Verse Chorus Verse Chorus Bridge Chorus
This is the steady pulse in a song.
Beat
What are the four instrument families?
Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion, Strings
Name 2 ways a composer could change a theme when composing a theme and variations.
Higher/lower, louder/quieter, faster/slower, change timbre, etc.
When a composer takes a theme and repeats it changing it slightly each time, it’s called:
Theme and Variations
This element is the background music in a song.
Harmony
This element describes the unique and specific sound of each voice or instrument.
Timbre
This element is the long and short notes in a song.
Rhythm
This is a pattern that repeats over and over while everything else around it changes.
Ostinato
What is the lowest voice type?
Bass
Put the four voice types in order from highest to lowest
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
What family does the trombone belong to?
Brass
This element is all the other music besides the melody.
Harmony
What are the four voice types?
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
This element is the main tune in a song.
Melody
This element needs rhythm (long and short notes) and pitch (high and low notes).
Melody
This element is how you recognize voices and instruments by their sound.
Timbre
What family does the oboe belong to?
Woodwinds
Name an instrument in the string family.
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano, Harp, etc.
This element tells us the beat and tempo (speed) of the song.
Rhythm
This element includes the changes in volume (loud and quiet) in a song
Dynamics
The music word for quiet or soft
Piano
The music word for loud
Forte
What does Crescendo mean?
Gradually get louder
What does Decrescendo or Diminuendo mean?
Gradually get quieter
