2 or more independent melodies played simultaneously
What is Polyphony
100
A musical scale that contains 5 notes. (ex. the black keys on a piano)
What is a pentatonic scale
100
the device of alternating between parts, single notes, or groups of notes. The result is a more or less continuous flow with one voice resting while the other voice sounds
What is hocketing
100
the regular pulsation that divides music into equal units of time
What is Beat
100
A musical form in two sections
What is Binary
200
A sound generator that uses a vibrating stretched skin
What is a Membranophone
200
The term used when the dynamic level grows louder in the course of a piece.
What is crescendo
200
using the body as a percussive instrument. It can be performed alone or as accompaniment and is used all around the world
What is body percussion
200
When an off-beat or weak beat is accented
What is syncopation
200
a theme that is repeated, imitated, and built upon by other instruments, creating a layered effect
What is Canon
300
A movement of a series of parallel chords
What is homophonic
300
When a note is played louder and stronger than the notes around it
What is an accent
300
AKA a ‘thumb piano’, a southern African instrument that has a hollow wooden body and metal keys with tin scraps attached to it. It is played with the thumbs and played in pairs or more
What is the Mbira
300
The speed of the beat
What is tempo
300
When one melody is played against the original one
What is countermelody
400
a class of instruments in which a solid material vibrates to produce the initial sound
What is an idiophone
400
to sing a single syllable of text as you move between different pitches in succession
What is melisma
400
a musical tempo that is very fast
What is Presto
400
the organization of beats into regular groups
What is meter
400
The shape of the melody
What is contour
500
a class of instruments in which a vibrating mass of air produces the initial sound
What is an aerophone
500
taking a melodic line and moving some of the notes into a different octave
What is octave displacement
500
When you reverse the previous line/ melody.
What is Retrograde
500
A very fast tempo (NOT an italian sauce!)
What is Presto
500
A solo section, usually in a concerto or similar work, that is used to display the performer's technique, sometimes at considerable length