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1. A strong, repeated pattern of sound, OR 2. The duration of a note.
Rhythm
A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying, often heard above all instrumentation.
Melody
The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce musical progressions having a pleasing effect.
Harmony
The pulse or feel of a piece of music.
Meter
The duration of a quarter note in 4/4 time.
1 Beat
The member(s) of the ensemble who are usually assigned the melody.
The singer(s)
When three or more notes are sounded at the same time.
Chords
The word for meter grouped in 2's or 4's.
Duple
2 Beats
The "home base" of any given tonality.
Tonic, or "Do"
Name three instruments that can provide harmonic depth to a piece of music (more than one note playing at a time).
Piano, guitar, xylophone, mixed voices, stringed instruments, harp
The name for meter grouped in 3's, 6's, or 9's.
Triple
The word for multiple rhythms combined to make one complex sounding pattern.
A polyrhythm
Name three instruments musicians could use to play the melody of a piece.
Xylophone, piano/keyboard, guitar, vocals, horns, woodwinds, stringed instruments (violin, etc), recorder, etc.
BIG BONUS!! The harmonic structure of a song is based off of...
The tonality.
The numbered symbol at the beginning of the measure that denotes the meter of a piece.
Time signature