Terms Flashcards
Motif
Fragment of a melody
Pitch
How high or low the music is
Range
The difference between the lowest and the highest notes
Hook
A memorable repeated melodic idea designed to catch the attention of the listener
Ostinato
Repeated melody
Staccato
short and brief notes seemed detached from each other
Accent
Emphasise a note so that it sounds louder than the others
Legato
Perform the notes smoothly notes sound connected to each other
Pizzicato
Perform the notes by plucking them with your fingers
Arco
Play notes by using the bow
Tremolo
Continuously play the note with the bow rapidly to produce
a trembling effect.
Articulation
Means how you play or sing a note
Fortissimo
Very loud
Forte
Loud
Mezzo- forte
Fairly loud
Mezzo-piano
Fairly soft
Piano
Quiet soft
Pianissimo
Very quiet
Crescendo
Getting gradually louder
Diminuendo
Getting gradually quieter
Monophonic
A single melodic voice or instrument
Polyphonic
Different musical lines that interweave with each other
Homophonic
A texture based on chords
Counterpoint
Two or more different Melodie’s playing together
Triad
Made up of three notes
Power chord
A chord using only the 1st and 5th scale degrees no 3rd
Cadence
A movement between two chords at the end of a phrase
Chromatic
Music that uses chords that are not naturally found in the key
Diatonic
Music that use only chords that belong to that key
Primary triads
Chords I, IV and V in a key
Tempo
How fast or slow the music is
Most common melodic device
Sequence
Most common rhythmic device
Syncopation
Which texture is used in most baroque music
Polyphonic
Which major key has 4 sharps in the key signature
E major
In F major which is Chord VI
D
