The ___________ in our brains is altered when we listen to music, thereby affecting our mental state, according to neuroscientists.
chemical composition
______ means type of music
Genre
An ______ is a large ensemble of acoustic instruments such as violins, trumpets, and flutes.
orchestra
The ______ is a short, distinctive musical figure than can stand by itself, and often unifies entire compositions.
motive
______ refers to the organization of time in music, and gives shape to the pitches of the melody.
Rhythm
_____ is the term for the even pulse that divides the passing of musical time into equal segments.
Beat
_____ means the speed at which beats progress.
Tempo
The ____ is the first and strongest beat in any given measure, more accented than other beats, and indicated by a downward movement of the conductor's hand.
downbeat
_____ is the term used for beats gathered into regular groups.
Meter
______ is the term that describes placing an accent on a weak beat or between the beats.
Syncopation
_______ is defined as a recognizable and memorable series of notes that form a cohesive musical line
melody
______ is the relative position, high or low, of a musical sound
Pitch
_______ is the term for the interval that comprises the 1st and the 8th tones of the major and minor scales. Their sounds are quite similar because the frequency of vibration of the higher pitch is exactly twice that of the lower.
Octave
_______ is defined at the distance between two pitches of music.
Interval
The ____ is a horizontal grid from which musicians read the symbols of musical notation.
staff
The ____ ______ is the symbol that indicates the range used for lower-sounding instruments and male voices, and the _____ ____ indicates higher-sounding instruments and female voices.
bass clef; treble clef
The ______ _____ includes both clefs, and is for two-handed keyboard music with a large range.
great (grand) staff
A _____ is the arrangement of pitches within the octave that ascends and descends according to a fixed pattern.
scale
_______ provides the "gravitational field" that embodies both the scale of the melody and the strong pull of its tonic pitch.
Tonality
____ is the element that adds depth and dimension to music as well as providing support and accompaniment to the melody.
Harmony
____ is the term for a unit of 3 or more pitches that sound the same.
chord
____ that are consonant consist of pitches that sound agreeable and stable.
chords
_______ ______ add tension and anxiety to the music.
Dissonant chords
_______ is the term referring to the level of volume at which sounds are produced.
Dynamics
____ is the musical term for loud.
forte
____ is the musical term for soft.
piano
the term _____ refers to the distinct tone quality of sound
color
_____ is synonymous with color.
timbre
Correct order of voices, highest to lowest,
soprano-mezzo soprano-alto-tenor-bass
____ is the musical element that refers to the density and disposition of musical lines within a composition.
texture
____ consists of a single melody w-out accompaniment.
Monophony
____ is the texture in which all the voices, or lines, move to new pitches at roughly the same time.
Homophony
____ is the musical texture involving 2 or more simultaneously sounding lines.
Polyphony
_____ provides a foil to familiar musical material, providing variety, novelty, excitement, and even musical conflict.
Contrast
______ _____ consists of one melody played for successive stanzas of text. AAAAA
strophic form
______ and _____ is the form that alters each successive repetition of the melody. A A1 A2 A3
theme and variations
______ ______ is indicated by the letters ABA, which refer to the three sections of a composition.
ternary form
_______ _____ is illustrated by the pattern ABACA and consists of a musical refrain that alternates with contrasting music.
rondo form
A _______ is a type of music for orchestra that is divided into several movements, each possessing its own tempo and mood.
symphony
_____ is the name for the central pitch around which melodies gravitate and on which they generally end.
Tonic
_______ ________ is the term for a purposeful movement of chords.
chord progression
Musicians traditionally use _____ ____ for musical dynamics because the terms were first used when Italian musicians dominated Western music.
Italian words