Tempo
What is Tempo ?
Tempo is how fast or slow the beats go by.
What is Rhythm ?
Rhythm is the pattern of sounds.
What is melody?
The main tune of the piece/song
What is Harmony ?
The relationship between two or more simultaneous pitches.
What is Dynamics ?
The volume of music
What languages are tempo markings in?
Italian
Where do you find the Time Signature of a piece?
What is the word that describes melody going stepwise? (starting with a c...)
Conjunct
How is harmony and melody read? (vertically or horizontally)
Melody: Horizontally
Harmony: Vertically
What language are dynamics markings written in?
Italian
What are the 3As in tempo? (Fast, medium, slow)
What is a note in 4 beats called?
Semibreve
What is the opposite of a conjunct melody and describe.
disjunct and moving in leaps.
What is a chord?
What is getting louder?
crescendo
What is very fast in Italian?
Prestissimo
What are notes in 2 beats and 1 beat called?
minim and crotchet
There are usually chords underneath a melody. What do you call that?
Give an example of an instrument that can create its own Harmony.
Piano
decrescendo/diminuendo
What is very slow in Italian?
Largo
What does the top number of the time signature mean, the bottom ?
The top number lets you know how many beats are in each measure, You don’t need to worry about the bottom number – its more to do with how to play it
What is the texture when you have melody and harmony accompaniment?
Homophonic texture
When a melody is played without harmony, what texture is it?
Give all the dynamics markings from the softest to loudest. (6 in total)
pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, fortissimo