Vocabulary

Question 1

Dynamics

Answer 1

Use of amplitude or volume in music.

Question 2

Forte

Answer 2

Loud

Question 3

Piano

Answer 3

Soft

Question 4

Crescendo

Answer 4

From piano to forte (soft to loud)

Question 5

Decrescendo

Answer 5

From forte to piano (loud to soft)

Question 6

Scoring

Answer 6

Application of timbre in music

Question 7

Pitch

Answer 7

How high or low the note is

Question 8

Range

Answer 8

Distance between two pitches

Question 9

Types of voice ranges

Answer 9

Soprano (highest), Alto, Tenor, Bass (Lowest)

Question 10

Timbre

Answer 10

Tone color

Question 11

Rhythm

Answer 11

Succession of duration

Question 12

Beat

Answer 12

The pulse of the music

Question 13

Meter

Answer 13

Regular grouping of beats by accent

Question 14

Duple meter

Answer 14

Beats in groups of two

Question 15

Triple meter

Answer 15

Beats in groups of three

Question 16

Quadruple meter

Answer 16

Beats in groups of four

Question 17

Subdivide: Simple

Answer 17

Divide beats into two

Question 18

Subdivide: Compound

Answer 18

Divide beats into three

Question 19

Ametric

Answer 19

No meter

Question 20

Syncopation

Answer 20

Unexpected accents

Question 21

Tempo

Answer 21

How fast or slow the beat is procceding

Question 22

Rubato

Answer 22

No set tempo or beat (improvised by the performer)

Question 23

Melody

Answer 23

A series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole.

Question 24

Contour

Answer 24

A measurement of how a melody moves between individual notes.

Question 25

Conjuct

Answer 25

Type of motion. Very little space between the notes (Moving in a whole or half step).

Question 26

Disconjuct

Answer 26

Type of motion. Bigger gaps between the notes (leaps ).

Question 27

Cadences

Answer 27

Resting point in the music (similar to a comma or period)