RHYTHM
This gets 1 beat in 4/4 time.
What is a quarter note?
Melodies that are close together.
What is conjunct?
Another term for key (as in the harmony of a piece).
What is tonality?
What is chromatic?"
A whole note receives this number of beats in 4/4 time.
What is 4?
This is the use of rests and rhythms to make songs sound "off-beat".
What is syncopation?
This accidental cancels out a sharp or a flat.
What is a natural sign?
Minor harmonies are typically classified as such:
What are minor harmonies?
This musical sign denotes notes that are typically in the lower range.
What is the bass clef?
This time signature is also known as march time.
What is 2/4 time?
5/8, 7/4, and 13/16 are examples of this.
What are irregular time signatures?
A collection of notes/pitches.
What is a scale?
The harmonic language for most songs is determined by this.
What is the scale?
The number of lines on a musical staff.
What is five?
The practice of having more than one musical meter/time signature in a piece.
What is mixed meter?
The word 'rhythm' is derived from this Greek term.
What is rhytmos?
Melodies that are far apart.
What is disjunct?
The practice of moving a key up and down to create excitement in previously-heard music.
What is modulation?
This musical sign denotes that a note should be raised by a semitone.
What is a sharp sign?
This type of rest "sits" on the musical staff.
What is a half rest?
More ink usually means this:
what are faster notes?
These are notes that are spelled differently depending on the key signature.
What are enharmonic notes?
Harmony typically serves as the underlying support for this.
What is melody?
These clefs are also known as C clefs.
What are the tenor and alto clefs?
This is the organization of time in music, using sound or silence, in short or long spans.
What is rhythm?