Elements Of Music Flashcards
What does pitch mean
Pitch means how high or low a note is
What does tempo mean
Tempo means how slow or fast a piece of music is
What does accélérando mean
It means getting faster
What does rallentando mean
It means getting slower
What does allegro mean
It means it is a fast tempo
What does andante mean
It means a moderate tempo
What does adagio mean
It means slow tempo
Dynamics is
The volume of the music
What does crescendo mean
It means getting louder
What does diminuendo mean
It means getting quieter
Forte means
Loud
Piano means
Quiet
Mezzo forte means
Moderately loud
Mezzo piano means
Moderately soft
Duration is
How long a note sounds
Texture is
How simple or complicated a piece of music is
If the texture is complex it is
Polyphonic
If the texture is simple it is
Homophonic or monophonic
Timbre is
Like a musical finger print
It describes the particular sound quality of an instrument or voice
Tonality is
The character of a piece of music is related to its key centre or TONALITY
Just because you need it
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Tonal music is
In a major or minor key
Major sounds
Happy
Minor sounds
Sad
