Sound-related elements
What is "pitch"?
The highness or lowness of a sound
What is "rhythm"?
The organization of music in time; also how note lengths are organized
What is "melody"?
Pitches organized in a sequence
What is an example of a tempo marking commonly seen in music?
Largo; allegro; etc.
How many in-class writing assigments are there in the course?
4
What is "volume"?
The loudness or softness of a sound
What is a "beat"?
A regular, steady pulse that divides music into equal units of time
What is "harmony"?
The way pitches work together; the organization of chords
What is a "key"?
The scale used to write a song
What is an example of musical form?
Simple verse/strophic; AABA; simple verse/chorus, etc.
What is an "interval"?
The distance between two notes
What is "tempo"?
How quickly or slowly beats move
What is a "scale"?
Set of notes used to form a melody
What are some examples of musical texture?
Monophony, homophony, heterophony, etc.
What is one of the factors that helped give birth to Tin Pan Alley?
Copyright Revision Act of 1831; End of the Civil War (1865); Growth of the rail system (1869)
What is a "range"?
The distance between the highest and lowest notes on an instrument or in a song
What is "meter"?
The organization of beats into regular units (ex: duple, triple, compound)
What is a musical "form'?
The way sections of a piece of music are organized
How many major scales are there?
12
What is an example of a "high" music form that is not from the Western world?
Griot traditions; Gagaku traditions in Japanese courts; Hindustani and Carnatic traditions in India; etc.
What is "timbre"?
The color or unique characteristics of a sound
What is an example of "meter" in music?
2/4; 3/4; 4/4; 6/8; etc.
What is a "texture"?
How many and what types of instruments you hear in a song
What is a "modulation"?
The changing of keys in a song
What is an example of a simple verse/strophic song?
William Billings, "Chester"; Bob Dylan, "Blowin' in the Wind"; etc.