Symbols
This symbol is placed at the left-hand end of a staff, indicating the pitch of the notes written on it.
What is a clef?
This term is a common definition for "Organized sound"
What is music?
This term describes how high or low the notes go
What is pitch?
The main tonal idea of the song
What is a melody?
This is a symbol that lowers a note by a half-step
What is a flat?
The pulse or heartbeat of the music is called this.
What is the beat?
This is the use of the sol-fa syllables to name or represent the pitches of a melody
What is solfege?
The mood/flavor that groups of pitches create when played in close succession
What is tonality?
This is a symbol that raises a note by a half-step
What is a sharp?
The pattern of sections in a piece of music is called this.
What is form?
A term describes two or more notes played at the same time for a specific harmonic purpose.
What is a chord?
This term describes how long or short a single note is played, the quality of the attack that makes the note sound.
What is articulation?
The speed of the beat, measured in degrees of fast and slow, is called this
What is tempo?
This term describes how short and long sounds match up to a steady beat, or the movement of music through time
The single pitch that brings a melody to a sense of finality or rest is called this
What is a resting tone?
This term describes the quality / color of the sound
What is timbre?
This type of note receives 4 beats of sound.
What is a whole note?
This terms describes the patterns of strong and weak beats that determine how people move and count along to the music
What is meter?
This element of music describes the effects of two or more pitches sounding at the same time
What is harmony?
This term describes how loud or soft the sound is.
What are dynamics?