a series of single notes that adds up to a recognizable whole
melody
a musical statement followed by a contrasting statement and the
return to the original statement
Ternary form
a funnel shape device trumpet player uses to alter the tone and
dynamic of instrument
Mute
when an overall quality of music could be described as sad and dark
Minor
this element deals with the way the cords are struck
Harmony
distance between two tones
Interval
this early keyboard instrument has string that are plucked
Harpsichord
two or more independent melodies at the same time
Polyphonic texture
key signature
Sharps & Flats
harmony describe as unstable and tense
Dissonance
unaccompanied chorale music
A Cappella
musical instrument digitally interfacing with computer
MIDI
a shift from one key to another during a composition
Modulation
this are the only orchestral drums that produce definite pitches
Timpani
speed of the beat/music
Tempo
this musical element deals with aspect of sounds volume
Dynamics
the ordered flow of music express through long and short duration of sound
Rhythm
this indicates how many beats in each measured music
Time signature
it is the texture heard when a trombone plays a melody without a
company member
Monophonic
you pull these in order to bring various pipes into play on a pipe organ
Stops
the tone color of an instrument of voice
Timbre
tone combination that is stable and restful (nice tone)
consonance
regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time
beat
Alto, mezzo, and soprano are the voice ranges of
women
Bass, baritone, and tenor are the voice ranges of
men
String, woodwinds, brass, and percussion are musical instrument that
belongs to _______________ families
Orchestral
keyboards and electronics are musical instrument that belongs to
__________________ families
Non Orchestral
Timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, celesta, and chimes produces sounds
called __________ pitch.
definite
Snare drums, brass drums, tambourines, triangles, cymbals, and gongs
produces sounds called __________ pitch (noise).
indefinite
The system that results from having music organized around a central pitch
tonality
an orderly arrangement of notes w/in an octive
Scale
3 or more pitches (notes) sounded together
Chord
is the fraction at the beginning of the staff
Time signature
A piece of music that has two different sounding sections of music.
AB
The musical form describes the AB structure of music; a song with two
different sections.
Binary form
The musical form describes the ABA structure of music; a song with
three different sections where A repeats itself.
Ternary form
an instrument or modifier of instruments
synthesizer
a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
syncopation
grouping beats into equal numbers. The first of each group is accented.
meter