Elements Of Music Flashcards
What does pitch mean
How high or low a note is
What are the letters of the musical alphabet
A B C D E F G
What is a tune
A series of notes using a number of different pitches
What is the tempo
The speed or pace of a piece of music
What do you call getting faster
Accelerando
What do you call getting slower
Rallentando
What do you call a fast tempo
Allegro
What do you call moderate tempo
Andante
What do you call a slow tempo
Adagio
What is the texture of a piece
Refers to how simple or how complexed it is
What do ou call lots of instruments playing different tunes at the same time(complexed)
Polyphonic
What do you call a simple piece
Homophonic or monophonic
What is the timbre
Describes the quality of an instrument
Why do instruments sound different to each other
Because the are made of different materials or are played in different ways
What is dynamics
The volume of the music
What do you call getting louder
Crescendo
What do you call getting quieter
Diminuedo
What do call loud
Forte
What do you call soft
Piano
What do you call moderately loud
Mezzo forte
What do you call moderately soft
Mezzo piano
What is the duration
Refers to how long a note is
What is the length of the note measured in
Beats
What are some of the words often used
Crotchet
Quaver
Minim
What is tonality
The character of a piece of music
What key is generally happy
Major
What does minor key generally sound
Sad
