Rhthym and Melody

Question 1

______ is how the words go.

Answer 1

rhythm

Question 2

what does rhythym include?

Answer 2

beat, tempo, and meter

Question 3

stays the same no matter what the words do; the underlying pulse in music

Answer 3

beat

Question 4

_____ is the speed of the beat

Answer 4

tempo

Question 5

largo

Answer 5

very slow

Question 6

adagio

Answer 6

slow

Question 7

andante

Answer 7

walking speed

Question 8

moderato

Answer 8

moderately

Question 9

allegro

Answer 9

fast

Question 10

presto

Answer 10

very fast

Question 11

accelerando

Answer 11

gradually speeding up

Question 12

ritardando

Answer 12

gradually slowing down

Question 13

meter

Answer 13

groups of strong and weak beats

Question 14

________ is emphasis between the beats. (four white horses, shut up and dance, intro to wildcat victory)

Answer 14

syncopation

Question 15

many contrasting rhythms at the same time

Answer 15

polyrhythm

Question 16

a series of pitches that make sense together (the part with the words/ the part you sing)

Answer 16

melody

Question 17

pitch is ___ and ____ sounds

Answer 17

high and low (NOT loud and quiet)

Question 18

_____ is the distance between the lowest and highest pitches in the entire song

Answer 18

range

Question 19

melodies can move in ____ and _____

Answer 19

steps and leaps

Question 20

what do you call the shape of the melody?

Answer 20

contour

Question 21

_____ : short parts of a melody, a musical sentence. performers usually take a breath at the end of this.

Answer 21

phrase

Question 22

_____ : a tiny fragment of a melody that can be transformed and developed when added with other stuff

Answer 22

motive

Question 23

_____ : a melody that serves an important role in a larger work

Answer 23

theme

Question 24

what three things make an entire piece of music?

Answer 24

motive –> theme –> melody –>