Rhythm
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
What is Rhythm?
A succession of pitches in rhythm, usually perceived as the most memorable part of a song.
What is Melody?
The perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound, or tone.
What is Timbre?
How the tempo, melody, harmony combine in a musical composition to determine the overall quality of the sound in a piece.
What is Texture?
The structure of a musical composition or performance.
What is Form?
Rhythmic patterns made up of grouping beats into measures or bars.
What is Meter?
Any set of pitches sounded simultaneously.
What is Harmony?
Variation in loudness between notes or phrases, volume.
What is Dynamics?
A melody, typically sung by a single singer or played by a single instrument without accompanying harmony or chords.
What is Monophony?
A song that has two main parts, AB
What is Binary?
Meter that divides into two equal parts and then further subdivides into four.
What is Simple?
The sound of two or more notes heard simultaneously.
What is Chord?
The musical parameter that determines how a single note is sounded, typically defines its beginning or end.
What is Articulation?
A type of texture characterized by the simultaneous variation of a single melodic line.
What is Heterophony?
A three-part musical form consisting of an opening section, A, a following section, B, and then a repetition of the first section, A.
What is Ternary?
Meter that divides into three equal parts.
What is Compound?
Succession of pitches typically shown in ascending or descending order.
What is Scale?
Note of shortened duration, separated by the note that may follow.
What is Staccato?
A texture in which a primary part is supported by one or more additional strands that provide harmony.
What is Homophony?
A form of music in which one verse, passage, or structure is repeated over and over, AAA.
What is Strophic?
A tool used to measure the tempo of a piece of music?
What is Metronome?
The representation of a musical sound, often representing a specific pitch and/or rhythm.
What is Note?
What is Accent?
A type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody.
What is Polyphony?
A musical form that contains a principal theme that alternates with one or more contrasting themes, ABACA.
What is Rondo?