Music Theory Flashcards
Organized art of sound expresses emotions and ideas
Music
Organized into recurring accent patterns
Meter
The loudness and the softness of a sound
Dyanmics
The flow of music through time
Rhythm
Musical structure called verses
Formal Alternation
Verticalization of pitch, accompanying chords simultaneously in instrumental or vocal
Harmony
Recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time
Beat
Horizontal presentation of pitch
Melody
The speed of the beat
Tempo
Organized into recurring accent patterns
Meter
The division of time where the pulses subdivide into groups of two, three, and four
Simple Meter
Two pulses per group
Duple Meter
Three pulses per group
Triple Meter
Four pulses per group
Quadruple Meter
What are the three (3) counting (the) beats
(1) Measure, (2) Barline, (3) Count
Which note has 4 beats?
Whole Note
Which note has 2 beats?
Half Note
Which note has 1 beats?
Quarter Note
Which note has 1/2 beats?
Eighth Note
Which note has 1/4 beats?
Sixteenth Note
What term is used when the sound is very quiet or soft?
Pianissimo [pp]
What term is used when the sound is quiet or soft?
Piano [p]
What term is used when the sound is moderately quiet or soft?
mezzo-piano [mp]
What term is used when the sound is moderately loud?
mezzo-forte [mf]
What term is used when the sound is loud?
forte [f]
What term is used when the sound is very loud?
Fortissimo [ff]
What are the three principle of Good Singing in terms of posture?
(1) Alert, (2) Relaxed, and (3) Upright
What are the four principle of Good Singing in terms of breathing?
(1) Tone quality, (2) Sustain, (3) Consistent, and (4) Open throat
