Harmony/Triads
Eb Major
Eb G Bb
The interweaving of melodic lines and harmony
Texture
The organizing principle in music, it's basic elements are repetition, contrast, and variation
Form
Difference in sound quality, not the notes that are played
Timbre/Tone color
The distance between the lowest note and the highest note a particular instrument can play
Range
F Ab C
F minor
A single voice or line without accompaniment
Monophony
Repeated music for each stanza of text (Church hymns)
Strophic Form
Explain how an aerophone produces its sound and give me an example of one
Produces sound by air through the mouthpiece, Clarinet, trumpet, flute, tuba, etc...
How does a violin transpose?
They don't, All string instruments do not transpose
A diminished
A C Eb
A many-voiced texture with different melodic lines, based on Counterpoint
Polyphony
No large repeated sections
Through-composed Form
Explain how a chordophone produces its sound and give me an example of one
Produces its sound from a vibrating string stretched between 2 points, violin, cello, guitar, etc...
If I want a clarinet to play an Eb, 4th space on the treble clef, what note do I need to write in the music?
Top line F
D F# A#
D augmented
Occurs when one melodic line is prominent over the accompanying lines or voices
Homophony
Explain the difference between Binary and Ternary form and give me the letter representation for each
Binary: AB
Ternary: ABA
Explain how an idiophone produces its sound and give me an example of one
The sound is produced by the substance itself, Bells, cymbals, woodblock, etc...
If I want a trumpet to play the 4th line "D" on the treble clef, what note do I need to write in the music?
E natural, 4th space
What is the iii chord in the key of Gb Major
Bb minor (Bb Db F)
When a melodic idea is presented in one voice, then restated in another at a different starting point
Imitation or Round/Canon
A repeated melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern
Ostinato
Explain how a membranophone produces its sound and give me an example of one
Sounded from tightly stretched membranes/animal skins over a drum head, Snare drum, bass drum, conga, bongos, etc...
If I want the Horn in F to play "Bb" on the middle line of the treble clef, what note do I need to write on the music?
Top line F