Tempo
What is Tempo ?
Tempo is how fast or slow the beats go by.
What is Rhythm ?
The pattern of sounds and silences in music.
What is Melody?
A series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole.
What is Harmony ?
The relationship between two or more simultaneous pitches.
What is Dynamic ?
What is a beat?
Where do you find the Time Signature ?
The time signature is at the start of each instrument line.
What is Pitch?
how high or low a note is.
Consonance
Dynamics is derived from what language?
Italian
How many beats are in a Whole Note, Half Note, Quarter Note, Eighth Note ?
Whole Note = 4 beats
Half Notes = 2 beats
Quarter Note = 1 beat
Eighth Note = ½ beat
Multiple melodies being played by different instruments give the song a different sound quality. What is this called?
Timbre
Dissonance is?
An unstable, tense or harsh combination of notes.
What is Piano, Mezzo Piano ?
Piano=soft
Mezzo Piano=medium soft
What is Tempo usually marked in ?
Italian
What are the sub elements of Rhythm
Tempo, Meter, Beat
What is Duration?
How long or short the notes of a melody are.
Harmony is created by?
Multiple notes at once.
what is Mezzo Forte, Forte ?
Mezzo Forte = medium loud
Forte = loud
What do the common tempo markings of Largo, Moderato, and Presto mean?
Slow, Moderate, Fast.
Syncopation on a note on what type of beat?
The unexpected beat.
How do you identify the melody of a song?
It is the recognizable tune or main theme of the song.
Give an example of an instrument that can create its own Harmony.
Piano
What are crescendos and decrescendos?
Gradually getting louder or softer in volume.