Rhythm/articulation
The speed of the beat.
What is tempo?
The sounding of multiple pitches at the same time.
What is harmony?
Violins, violas, cellos, and double basses.
What are string instruments?
The Italian term for "soft"
What is "piano"?
A repeating pattern of strong and weak beats (e.g., 1-2-3 or 1-2-3-4)?
What is meter?
Unstable chords, not consonant.
What is dissonant?
A set of large drums in the Western classical orchestra.
What is timpani?
A gradual increase in dynamics.
What is a crescendo?
Smooth, the opposite of staccato.
The perceived highness of lowness of a sound.
What is register?
A high-pitched, small flute.
What is a piccolo?
The number of "layers" in a piece and the relationship between those layers
What is texture?
The length of the notes.
What is rhythm?
Keys and scales that have dark, stormy, or unhappy connotations?
An Italian word for "everyone," meaning the whole orchestra is playing.
What is tutti?
A musical part that provides support for a melody.
What is an accompaniment?