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Musical Elements Flashcards

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Rhythm and metre

What is a beat?

A

A steady and regular pulse heard in music.

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Rhythm and metre

What is rhythm?

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•Rhythm is the actual flow of the music through time. •It is usually built upon the beat

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Tempo

What does allegro mean?

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Relatively fast tempo

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Tempo

What does accelerando mean?

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Getting faster

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Tempo

What does andante mean?

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Walking pace

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Tempo

What does adagio mean?

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A slow tempo or slower than andante

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Tempo

What does moderato mean?

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A moderate tempo

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Tempo

What does largo mean?

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Slow

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What is tempo?

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The speed of a piece of music

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What is dynamics?

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The volume of the piece.

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What does pp mean in dynamics?

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Pianissimo

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What is the music symbol for piano?

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P

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What is the musical symbol for mezzo piano

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mp

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What does mf mean?

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Mezzo forte

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What does f mean

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Forte

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What does ff mean?

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Fortissimo

17
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What is the symbol for crescendo?

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Cresc

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What does dim mean?

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Diminuendo

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What is melody?

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The main tune heard in a song

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What is articulation?

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How the notes are performed: short, sharp, smoothly, accented

21
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What is the term for something that is louder than the rest of a piece?

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Accented or Sforzando

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What is harmony and tonality?

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Chords, chord progressions, key signatures

23
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When describing harmony there are three main sets of opposites to keep in mind.

What is the opposite of consonant and what are their definitions?

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Consonant - notes fit together nicely

Dissonant - clashy (dissonance)

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What is the definition of chromatic and what is its opposite and the definition?

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Chromatic is any notes - like in a horror movie - in C major with lots of black notes

Diatonic is notes from a scale - like a nursery rhyme - in C major JUST white notes

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What is minor and what is the definition of its opposite?

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Minor is sad like a funeral march (minor chords, notes)

Major is happy like happy birthday (major chords, notes)

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What is a triad?

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A group of three notes grouped with a specific construction or relationship.

27
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What is texture?

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The different lines or layers in a piece

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What does monophonic mean?

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An unaccompanied melody

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What does homophonic or chordal mean?

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All parts moving together as a chord or melody and chordal accompaniment

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What does polyphonic mean?

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Texture is made up of two or more melodies heard at the same time.

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What is melody and accompaniment?

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A melody like me with an accompaniment

32
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Thick and thin can be used to describe…

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…textures that are busy with lots going on or textures that are simpler

33
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How would you describe something that performs the same melody or note together?

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In unison

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If something is imitative, it is…

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…copying a melodic idea e.g. Instruments imitate a melodic idea

Year 9 Examinations - Music (3 decks)

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