Music Test 1 Flashcards
Melody
A specific set of pitches set to a specific rhythm
Rhythm
Note duration organized in time (patterns)
Meter
A specific amount of beats organized in measures
Harmony
Chords created by stacking notes
Interval
Distance between one pitch and another
Pulse
Beat
Rate
Amount of notes inside of each beat
Top 4
Number of beats
Bottom 4
What kind of note receives a beat
Phrase
A certain amount of measures played together
Timbre
Sound quality
Tempos
How slow/fast
Beat
Smallest unit of measurement
Form
Architecture or playing field of music
%
Repeat
Monophonic
Single voice without accompaniment
Polyphonic
Many voices with different melodic lines.
Homophonic
Melodic voice is prominent over the accompanying lines or voices
Texture
The interweaving of the melodic lines with harmony
Aerophones
Use air for sound
Chordophones
Use vibration for sound
Idiophones
Sound from subsctance
Membranophone
Drum-type
Tonality
Collection of pitches organized