Meter
Texture
Form
Note Recognition
Expressive Intent
200
The top number in a metric marking indicates this ratio.
What is beats per measure?
200
This is another name for a group of musicians
What is an ensemble?
200
Musical ideas can be segmented into these:
What are phrases?
200
What is an F?
200
This is the person who writes music for others to perform.
Who is a composer?
400
Meters that contain 3 beats per measure are called
What are triple meters?
400
A group of four musicians playing together is called this:
What is a quartet?
400
Pieces of music that have two clear sections can be described as this
What is binary?
400
What is a C?
400
This is the group of people who observe a performance.
Who is the audience?
600
Meters with beats that divide into groups of twos are called this:
What are simple meters?
600
This texture is when there are multiple melodies present in a piece of music.
What is polyphony?
600
The marking da capo al fine is usually a strong indication that a piece of music uses this three-part form.
What is ternary?
600
What is an E?
600
These people study, practice, and interpret music for performance.
Who are the performers?
800
Meters with beats that divide into groups of threes are this type.
What are compound meters?
800
This texture is when there is only one melody that all parts share, with no supporting harmony.
What is monophony?
800
Music that has one musical idea that then gets slowly transformed throughout the piece is called
What is theme and variations?
800
What is a B?
800
This is the person who writes words/poetry that a composer will set to music.
Who is the lyricist?
1000
Meters that divide into uneven combinations of twos and threes are classified as these:
What are mixed meters?
1000
This type of texture is when a main melody is supported by a subordinate harmony.
What is heterophony?
1000
This form dominates modern popular music today.
What is strophic form?
1000
What is Middle C?
1000
This is the person who selects, studies, teaches, and refines music prior to a final performance.
Who is the director?