Dynamics and Timbre
The abbreviations for dynamics are written in this language.
What is Italian?
This type of note lasts for one beat.
What is a quarter note?
This texture is describes as a melody sung or played by itself.
What is monophonic texture?
This term is used to describe chords that are unstable and chaotic in sound.
What is dissonance?
This is an example of short-lived music.
What is pop/commercial/ tv/ etc.?
This is the third property of sound
What is timbre?
This word is defined as a regular repeating pulse that divides music into equal parts.
What is a beat?
This word describes how a musician uses melody, harmony, tone, color and dynamics in their own unique way.
What is style?
Melodies can move in these two ways.
What are leaps and steps?
This word is defined as a pattern of tension that happens again and again (or the ordered flow of music through time).
What is rhythm?
This term describes how loud or soft music is.
What is dynamics?
This is the second most common time signtaure
What is 3/4 or 2/4?
This kind of texture describes music that is one melody accompanied by other instruments.
What is homophonic texture?
This term describes a series of notes that add up to a recognizable whole.
What is a melody?
This word describes how high or low a sound is.
What is pitch?
This is the abbreviation for the dynamic fortissomo.
What is ff?
This instrument in modern music is responsible for keeping the beat.
Who is the drummer
This texture is describes has two or more melodies playing together.
What is polyphonic texture?
This term describes when two or more notes are played at the same time.
What is a harmony?
This word describes an accent that falls on a beat we do not expect.
What is syncopation?
Words such as dark, mellow, and rich are used to describe this is music.
What is tone color?
This word is defined as the organization of beats into regular groups.
What is meter?
This word describes how we hear music and categorize it into different subsections.
What is texture?
When chords move in a series it is called this......
What is a progression?
This word is defined as "sounds that are organized in time."
What is music?