Vibration through a medium, such as air, that is transmitted to our eardrums that transmits impulses to the brain
What is Sound?
A set of five horizontal lines and their spaces
What is a Staff?
These artists would be considered part of what genre?
Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, Drake, Eminem
What is rap?
An unaccented pulse preceding the downbeat
What is an Upbeat?
Organ, Piano
What is Keyboard?
The "distance" in pitch between any two tones
What is an Interval?
The following terms are examples of this?
Largo, Grave, Adagio, Vivace, Presto, Prestissimo
What are Tempo?
An apparatus that produces ticking sounds or flashes of light at any desired musical speed
What is a metronome
Gradual slowing down of tempo
What is Ritardando?
Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba
What is Brass?
Relative highness or lowness we hear in a sound
What is pitch?
The first, or stressed, beat of a measure?
Somewhere Over the Rainbow is an example of this musical form?
What is Ternary (AABA)?
The organization of beats into regular groups
What is Meter?
Flute, Clarinet
What are Woodwinds?
The distance between the lowest and highest tones that a voice or instrument can produce
What is Pitch Range (Range)?
A circle with a stem.
What is a Note?
These artists are considered part of this genre of music?
Beyonce, Adele, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift
What is Pop Music?
A group containing a fixed number of beats
What is Measure?
Guitar, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
What are Strings?
The following terms are grouped into what music term?
Piannissimo, Piano, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Forte, Fortissimo
What are Dynamics?
Short horizontal lines used to extend the staff
What are Ledger Lines?
Ordered duration of sounds and silences
What is Rhythm?
Gradual quickening of tempo
What is Accelerando?
Bass Drum, Timpani, Cymbals
What is Percussion?