Performing Arts part 1

Question 0

What makes sound hearable?

Answer 0

• changes in air pressure

- detected as vibrations

Question 1

Pitch

Answer 1

how high or low a tone is

Question 2

duration

Answer 2

length of time or count a tone is held

Question 3

intensity

Answer 3

dynamics - how loud or soft you play

Question 4

timbre

Answer 4

• tone quality

- particular sound or vibration of an instrument

Question 5

Composer

Answer 5

• uses definite signs, set of origin

- writer of the music

Question 6

Musical Notation

Answer 6

instructions having to do with the characteristics of sound

Question 7

tone color

Answer 7

individual sound

Question 8

Musical Tone

Answer 8

series of regular, evenly timed vibrations that occur in a pattern

Question 9

Noise

Answer 9

random, irregular vibrations

Question 10

tone

Answer 10

musical sound

Question 11

Melody

Answer 11

• tune

- top note of the staff

Question 12

harmony

Answer 12

blending of 2 or 3 notes which add a certain depth/complexity to a melody

Question 13

Cord

Answer 13

• 3 or more notes sounded simultaneously

- where the lines separate the music

Question 14

Score

Answer 14

2 staffs that are connected together

Question 15

variation

Answer 15

variations on how long notes are held

Question 16

Rhythm

Answer 16

pattern of notes

Question 17

tempo

Answer 17

• repetition of pattern

- how fast or slow it is

Question 18

measure

Answer 18

distance btwn 2 bar lines

Question 19

Rest

Answer 19

absence of sound

Question 20

fermata

Answer 20

• bird’s eye

- held double the duration of time than a regular note

Question 21

Accelerando

Answer 21

• faster

- accelerate

Question 22

Retardando

Answer 22

slower

Question 23

Metronome

Answer 23

ticks and doesn’t stop