Pitch
The home base, or first pitch in a scale. (Also the chord based on the first note in a scale).
The tonic
In most music, this is the strongest beat.
Beat 1
A series of pitches smoothly connected with gentle onsets and a great deal of sustain.
legato
The term for one melody, heard without any accompaniment, such as a gregorian chant
Monophony/monophonic texture
Music was not a part of this early human society.
Trick question: every known society has music.
This scale, created by playing every key on the piano, is featured in works including the "Jaws" theme and "Flight of the Bumblebee".
The chromatic scale.
A repetitive rhythm and chord progression
Ostinato
A short, accented note.
Staccato
The bassoon is part of this instrument group.
The woodwinds
Music and language aptitude develop until this age.
Age 8-9
The "Happy Birthday" song is difficult to sing due to the amount of this type of motion.
Disjunct motion/skips
A form of repetition in which one party repeats a motive sung/played by a leader back and forth
Call and response
This term describes the shape of the beginning, middle, and end of a note.
The envelope.
This causes two instruments playing the same pitch to sound different.
The overtone series
A musician will play the same pitches and rhythms as past performers, prescribed by the composer in writing, when playing this type of music.
Fixed composition
This scale is favored by composers for its ability to create more diverse types of chords and more specific emotions as a result.
The minor scale
Waltzes are always in this meter.
Triple meter
A gradual increase in volume caused by gradually adding more and more instruments to the texture.
An orchestrated crescendo
It is easy to identify individual sources of sound in this type of texture.
Thin texture
The use of musical themes to represent characters or ideas.
Leitmotif
This technique is often used to amplify the emotional impact towards the end of pop songs, like "Love on Top" by Beyonce.
modulation
A rhythmic pattern that deemphasizes strong beats and emphasizes off-beats (that is, the second halves of beats).
Syncopation
A rhythmic pattern that deemphasizes strong beats and emphasizes
off-beats (that is, the second halves of beats).
This occurs when multiple melodies compete for your attention simultaneously.
Polyphony/Polyphonic Texture
A musical work accompanied by a descriptive text
Program Music