Twinkle Twinkle
The part of music we usually recognize as the “tune.”
Melody
The speed of the beat.
Tempo
This element of music refers to volume.
Dynamics
This element describes what makes two voices or instruments sound different.
Timbre
This element is described as the “blueprint” for music.
Form
The seven letters used for note names
A B C D E F G
The steady pulse of music
Beat
This dynamic marking means “soft.”
Piano
Name three of the five instrument/voice families discussed in class.
Brass
Strings
Woodwind
Percussion
Voice
In this form, the music repeats while the words change with each verse.
Strophic or verse form
When two or more pitches are played at the same time, they create this.
Harmony
Traditionally, tempo markings use words from this language.
Italian
This musical term means gradually getting louder.
Crescendo
Trumpet, trombone, horn, and tuba belong to this family.
Brass
This form has no verses and does not reuse musical material.
Throughcomposed
High (above middle C) and low pitches (below middle C) can also be described using these two terms.
Treble & Bass
This tempo marking means “at a walking pace.”
Andante
This dynamic symbol means very, very loud.
fff
This term describes the layers of instruments and voices sounding at one time in a particular piece.
texture
This form has two different sections and can be represented as AB. One part repeats while the other typically changes words each time.
Verse-Refrain or Verse-Chorus
These two terms describe harmony that sounds stable versus harmony that sounds tense or clashing.
Consonant & Disonant
Put these tempos in order from slowest to fastest: Presto, Andante, Largo, Allegro.
Large
Andante
Allegro
Presto
Beginning with this musical period, composers indicated volumes and dynamic changes precisely.
Romantic
This male voice part is the highest
tenor
Section of a song that sounds nothing like the rest of the song
Bridge