Texture
Texture DENSITY of a full orchestra playing together
Underlying beat of the music
pulse
The main tune of a piece of music
melody
When instruments enter the piece at the same time
unified entry
Role played by a drumkit
rhythmic
Repetitive melodic idea
ostinato
When instruments enter the piece one at a time
staggered entry
drum beat created by the kick drum on all four crotchet beats of a bar
four to the floor
multiple notes played at once
Texture TYPE of a rock band with a guitar solo and vocal melody at the same time
polyphonic
syncopation
Acronym for Pitch
Melody
Ostinato
Range/register
Role
Phrasing
Harmony
The three texture types
monophonic, homophonic and polyphonic
Multiple different rhythms playing at the same time
polyrhythm
Difference between range and register
range - all possible notes playable by an instrument - wide or narrow
register - where within that range an instrument is playing (low, mid, high)