Rhythm
Four beats of rest
What is a Whole rest?
the speed of the beat
What is tempo?
how chords are constructed
What is harmony?
the highness or lowness of a sound
What is pitch?
very soft
What is pianissimo?
One beat of duration
What is a quarter note?
Shows the meter of a piece
What is a meter signature?
An unstable combination of tones
What is dissonance?
the distance between two tones
What is an interval?
loud
What is forte?
accents where you don't expect them
What is syncopation?
a lively tempo
What is vivace?
a stable tone combination
What is consonance?
sounds with irregular vibration patterns versus sounds with regular ones
What is indefinite pitch?
each note is sharply detached and separated
What is staccato?
Two beats of duration
What is a half note?
fast
a progression from dissonance to consonance
What is a resolution?
a series of single notes
What is a melody?
emphasizing a tone
What is an accent?
A recurring rhythmic pattern
Another name for meter signature
What is time signature?
A series of chords
What is a chord progression?
a series of chords
What is a chord progression?
Five lines and four spaces for notating music sometimes extended by ledger lines
What is a musical staff?