Elements Of Music Flashcards
Sound consist of
Pitch dynamic and tone color
Pitch is compared with
High and low
What id dynamics
The loudness and softness of the sound
What is pitch
The highness and lowness of sounds
What is tone color
Who or what makes the sound
Rhythm consist of
Beat tempo and meter
What is beat
Basic unit of time in music
What is meter
Organization of beats into groups
Forms of meter
Monometer one feet
Dimeter two feet
Trimeter three feet
Tetra meter four feet
What is tempo
Speed of the beats
What is harmony
Sounds working together to make a note
What is a chord
3 notes working together
Consonance
Major and minor tonal fusion
Major is
Happy
Minor is
Sad
Dissonance
Notes that dont work together unstable tone combination
Texture
The way things are put together
Monophonic
One sound
Homophonic
Multiple sounds but one main sound
Polyphonic
Multiple sounds
Form
Structure of a piece variation contrast repitiion
Variation
The same but slightly different
Repition
The same
Contrast
Different
Largo
Very slow broad
Adagio
Slow leisurly
Grave
Very slow heavy
Andante
Walking pace
Moderato
Moderatly
Allego
Moderatly fast moving briskly
Allegro molto
Much allegro moving brisky
Vivace
Lively and fast
Presto
Very fast
Prestissimo
As fast as possible