General Flashcards
1
Q
Scale
A
A set of notes in order of their pitch
2
Q
Bass line
A
Lowest line in a piece of music
3
Q
Soprano
A
High female voice
4
Q
Alto
A
Low female voice
5
Q
Tenor
A
High male voice
6
Q
Bass
A
Low male voice
7
Q
Jazz
A
Music with swung rhythms, clashing sounds and brass and woodwind instruments
8
Q
Salsa
A
Music from Latin America that is a mix of traditional latin music and Jazz
9
Q
Blues
A
Music from America with the 12 bar blues sequence
10
Q
Tango
A
Music from South America with spikey rhytms
11
Q
Pulse
A
The steady beat
12
Q
Accompaniment
A
Music played by instruments behind the main performer
13
Q
Waltz
A
A dance counted in threes
14
Q
Countermelody
A
A second melody in music, playe at teh same time as the first
15
Q
Tempo
A
The speed of the music
