Pitch
the smallest space between 2 notes
Semitone
the underlying pulse
Beat
to emphasise or stress a note
Accent
wind instruments
Aerophones
The texture type that has one unacompanied melody
Monophonic texture
The order of the sections of a song
Form
a key change
Modulation
Rhythm
a specific grouping of note values – long and short
Meaning soft
Piano
An ensemble comprised of 4 bowed chordophones
String quartet
1 instrument playing a main melody (often vocals or a solo
instrument) while other instruments play a chordal accompaniment
Homophonic texture
12 bars made up of chords I, IV and V.
12 Bar Blues Form
a pattern of chords
Chord progression
short repetitive pattern
Ostinato pattern
gradually getting louder
Crescendo
The word that means a groups of instruments and/or voices
Ensemble
The texture type that has 2 or more independent melodic layers
Polyphonic texture
the typical form of a piece of popular music also featuring an
intro, bridge or middle 8 and outro
Verse/Chorus Form
where the notes of a chord are split up and played one at a time
Arpeggio
the speed of a piece of music
Tempo
meaning short and detached
Staccato
These instruments include the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and saxophone
Woodwind
where a part is copied from one instrument across to another
Imitation
where each verse has the same musical accompaniment but different
words.
Strophic form
2 or more parts doing the same thing
Unison
a note occurring before the first beat of the first bar
Anacrusis
to play quickly between 2 notes
Trill
A large ensemble used in jazz which has saxophones, trumpets, trombones and a rhythm section
Big Band
where a conversation takes place between two instruments
Call and response
a single unit of music that makes complete musical sense when heard on its own.
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