Duration
What is tempo in music?
The speed of the music or beat.
What are Dynamics?
The Volume of the Sound.
What is a melody?
The main line of a song or a piece of music.
What is pitch?
Highness and lowness of sound.
What is tone color?
In music, you can have two different types of beats. What are the two different types of beats?
Strong and weak.
What language are terms with dynamics labeled and abbreviated in?
Italian
What two types of movement or direction can a melody have?
Upward and Downward.
If I play C 440 on the piano, how many times would the sound vibrate per second?
440
Metal instruments tend to have a brighter sound or darker sound?
What happens when an accent (>) is put on a note?
The note is emphasized.
What is the Italian word for the abbrev. "p" and what does it mean as it relates to the volume of the sound?
Piano. It means soft or quiet.
What is the highest or lowest point of a melody called?
The climax or the focal point.
What is an interval?
The distance between two notes or two pitches.
Wooden instruments tend to have a brighter sound or darker sound?
What happens when a staccatto (.) is put on a note?
The note is played or sung short and separated.
What is the Italian term for the abbrev. "f" and what does it mean as it relates to the volume of the sound?
Forte. It means loud.
What does legato mean?
Smooth and connected.
An octave has how many notes?
8
What is the highest female singing voice part?
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, or Bass.
Soprano
What does the Italian tempo term "accelerando" mean?
Speed up or gradually get faster.
If I had the word mezzo in front of a word, what does the word mezzo mean as it relates to musical dynamic terms?
Medium or moderate.
What does Staccatto mean?
Short and separated.
What unit is the frequency of sound measured in?
Hertz (Hz)
What is another word for "Tone Color?"
Timbre