MUSIC ELEMENTS
the way in which an overall piece of music is arranged into similar and contrasting sections
What is structure...?
Highest Male Voice
What is Tenor?
gradually increasing in volume
What is Crescendo?
Assign Induvial notes to certain lines or spaces
What is Clefs?
Notes smaller in duration than a quarter note have what?
What are flags?
Vertical Black Bars called …………………… divide the staff into measures.
What is bar lines...?
Highest Female Voice
What is Soprano?
crisp distinct notes
What is Staccato?
Note is the longest duration in modern music
What is a whole note?
a small line that extends the staff when we run out of room
What is Ledger line?
the length of a musical note
What is duration...?
What is the vocal range in-between Alto and Soprano?
What is Mezzo Soprano?
gradually decreasing in volume
What is Decrescendo?
define the amount and type of of notes each measure contains
What is time signature?
a tool used by musicians to keep a steady beat at a selected tempo.
What is a metronome?
the beat of the music
What is pulse?
Lowest Male Voice?
What is Bass?
a passage that brings a piece (or a movement) to an end
What is Coda?
The length of time a note is played
What is note duration?
Very slowly, means “wide” in Italian
What is Largo?
the speed of the pulse
What is Tempo?
What is the lowest female voice?
What is Alto?
gradually getting faster
What is Accelerando?
The foundation in which notes are drawn
What is the Staff?
very fast, means “soon” in Italian
What is Presto?