Interval, Tempo, And Dynamics Flashcards
Melodic interval
The sounding of 2 tones, one after the other
Interval
The combination of notes, using steps or skips, melodically or harmonically
Harmonic interval
The sounding of two tones at the same time
Unison
When counting the distance between the two pitches you get one
Octave
When counting the distance between the two pitches you get eight
Major intervals
Sound happy an pleasant
Minor intervals
Sound sad and scary
Perfect
Interval with no minor
Tempo
The speed of music
Dynamics
The loudness and softness of music
Grave
Slowest
Andante
Walking pace
Prestissimo
Fastest
Presto
Fast
Metronome
A mechanical device used to measure tempo; it counts beater per minute
Mezzo
(M) Medium/middle
Piano
(P) Soft
Forte
(F) Loud (strong)
Pianissimo
(Pp) More soft, very soft, softer
Fortissimo
(Ff) More loud, very loud, louder
Mezzo piano
(Mp) Medium soft
Mezzo forte
(Mf) Medium loud
Pianississimo
(PPP) Most soft, very very soft, softest
Fortississimo
(Fff) Most loud, ver very loud, loudest
Forte piano
(Fp) Suddenly loud to soft on one note
Sforzando
(Sf) Forced and accented
Crescendo
(<) gradually get louder
Decrescendo
(>) gradually get softer
Messa di voce
(<>) swelling of sound on one pitch/note (placing the voice)
Ritardando
(Rit.) gradually gets slower
Diminuendo
(Dim.) gradually fades away
Accelerando
(Accel.) get faster
What’s the order of tempo marking from slowest to fastest
Grave Largo Adagio Lento Andante Moderato Allegro Presto Prestissimo
What’s the order of dynamic markings from softest to loudest
Pianississimo Pianissimo Piano Mezzo piano Mezzo Mezzo forte Forte Fortissimo Fortississimo
What’s the country of origin for current music notation
Italy
What’s the realationship between metronome numbers and tempo
The lower the number the slower the tempo, the higher the number the higher the tempo
How do you find a metronome
You find a clock and you count the number of beats you hear for ten seconds. Then you multiply the number you get by 6 since there is 60 seconds in a minute. Then the answer you get from that will be the beats per minute.
