All That GarageBand!
Music FUN-damentals
Essential Elements of Music
Terms to Know
Abbreviations
100

A separate audio or instrument recording in GarageBand is called a....

Track

100

The basic unit of rhythm in music...

Beat

100

How HIGH or LOW a sound is...

Pitch

100

A sequence of musical notes that create a memorable tune...

Melody

100

MIDI stands for...

Musical Instrument Digital Interface


(Extra 50 Pts: Describe what MIDI is used for on GarageBand.)

200

A tool that helps you keep steady time through your song...

Metronome

200

The basic unit of rhythm, pitch, AND duration combined in music...

Note

200

The quality of the tone of a musical sound.

Timbre

200

The variations in volume and intensity in music, indicated by symbols like "piano" (soft) and "forte" (loud).

Dynamics

200

BPM stands for...

Beats per Minute

(Extra 50 pts. - What is another name people often give to BPM?)

300

Special audio filters that can change the sound of your recording are called...

Effects

300

The speed at which your song is being played...

Tempo

300

How musical sounds are layered...

Texture

300

A repeated section of a song that often includes the song's main message.

Chorus


Extra 100 pts: What is a "section of a song with changing lyrics that tell a story."

300

EQ stands for...

Equalization

400

A piano keyboard you can use to play all of the notes in any scale - can be found in ANY virtual instrument of iPad GarageBand.

Virtual Keyboard

400

A group of two or more notes played a the same time...

chord

400

Describes the amplitude of a musical sound.

Volume

400

Describes the ORDER of musical events through time...

FORM

400

Hz stands for...

Hertz


(Extra 100 Points: What is Hertz a unit of...?)

500

A feature that allows you to change volume and effects automatically over time through your track...

Automation

500

A series of notes in a specific order - such as Do,Re,Mi...

Scale

500

The length of a musical sound through time...

Duration

500

height or intensity of a wave, sound, or signal, indicating how loud or strong it is...

Amplitude

500

What does EQ do?

the EQ (Equalization) tool allows you to adjust the balance of different frequency ranges within an audio track.


Extra 100 Points - What is the range (frequency) of human hearing?

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