Musical Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
What is Pitch?
A
How high or low a note is
2
Q
What is Tempo?
A
How fast or slow the pulse is
3
Q
What is Structure?
A
How sections of the piece are organised
4
Q
What is Dynamics?
A
The volume of the music
5
Q
What is Duration?
A
The length of EACH note
6
Q
What is Texture?
A
How many musical layers are heard and now they relate to each other
7
Q
What is Instrumentation?
A
Which instruments are playing and how they are playing
8
Q
What is Accompaniment?
A
The backing to the melody
9
Q
What is Melody?
A
The main tune
10
Q
What is Rhythm?
A
Notes of different lengths heard as a pattern; the placement of sounds in time
11
Q
What is Ostinato?
A
A repeating musical pattern
12
Q
What is a chord?
A
Two or more notes played at a same time
13
Q
What is Harmony?
A
Chords chosen to support and blend with a melody; a sequence of chords.
