Terms Flashcards by Roxana Arriaza | Brainscape

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What is melody?

A

Sequence of sounds

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What is tempo?

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Speed which the beats follow one another

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What is rhythm?

A

Organization of notes within a beat

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What is pitch?

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The high and low sound/notes

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What is interval?

A

Distance between any 2 pitches

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What is octave?

A

Distance between 2 notes

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What is meter?

A

Recurring pattern of weak and strong beats

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What is a duple meter?

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Strong beat/weak alternation in groups of 2 or 4

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What is a triple meter?

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Strong beat/ weak beat alternation in groups of 3

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What is an accent?

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Additional emphasis or stresses added to a beat

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What is a syncopation?

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(Repeatedly) accenting weaker beats

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What are scales?

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Ordered pitches from high or low & vice verse

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What is a diatonic scale?

A

7 pitches before repeating @ the octave

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What is a chromatic scale?

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All 12 notes in order before repeating @ the octave (no skipped notes)

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What is a melody?

A

Combination of pitches and rhythms

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What is cadence?

A

Stopping or pausing in the middle or end of a music piece

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What is a harmony?

A

Notes played simultaneously-(at the same time)

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What is consonance?

A

Combination of notes that sound pleasing

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What is dissonance?

A

Combination of notes that sound harsh

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What is texture?

A

Consonance/Dissonance (describe quality)

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⭐️Monophonic

A

No accompaniment, one melody

Same thing @ the same time

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⭐️Homophonic

A

1 melody w/accompaniment

Ex.) singer w/ piano player

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⭐️Imitative Polyphonic

A

2 or more melody simultaneously

- performed @ slightly different times

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⭐️Non-Imitive Polyphony

A

2 or more melodies performed @ the same time

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What is tonality?

A

Tonal music

- based on scales

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What is anonality?

A

A tonal music

- not based on scales, unpredictable

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What is timbre?

A

Character of sound auxiliary instrument