Functionality
Music for Religious Functions
Sacred Music
Speed, the faster the speed of the vibration, the higher we perceive the sound to be
Pitch
How the melody moves up and down
Contour
The vertical aspects of music; how notes (pitches) sound together
Harmony
A single voice or line without accompaniment
Monophony
Music for Non-Religious Activities
Secular Music
Volume, the harder the sound source is struck, the greater the sound's amplitude
Dynamics
Span of pitches
Range
The simultaneous sounding of three or more pitches
Chord
Polyphony
When we experience an involuntary response to music
Sensual Listening
The particular tone that distinguishes a sound or combinations of sounds
Timbre
The distance between any two pitches
Interval
Harmonies that are stable or without conflict
Consonance
When one melodic line is prominent over the accompanying lines
Homophony
When a mental image is created alongside with an emotional response
Emotional Listening
Length, in musical or real time
Duration
A melody that moves in small connected intervals
Conjunct
Harmonies that are stressful or tense, more conflicting
Dissonance
The number of different timbres in a musical performance
Textural Density
Breaking down the science of music, such as melody, rhythm, form, timbre, etc.
Analytical Listening
Take existing combinations of sounds, melodies, and songs and present them in a new and unique way
Arrangers
A melody that moves by leaps
Disjunct
Flat the third
The role and importance of each Timbre
Textural Hierarchy