MELODY
Melody is a combination of these two things
pitch and duration
How tempo is measured
BPM (beats per minute)
The most catchy part of a song
MELODY
Derived from the Greek word melos, meaning song
Melody
very loud
fortissimo
This melodic motion uses larger intervals
disjunct
This was invented by Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel
the metronome
The architecture of a piece of music
FORM
Derived from the Latin word tempus, meaning time
Tempo
To gradually get louder
crescendo
This melodic motion uses shorter intervals
conjunct
A walking tempo
Andante
The underlying pulse or pattern of sound and silence
Rhythm
Derived from the Greek word ruthmos, meaning to flow
Rhythm
Like descrescendo, this term also means to gradually get softer
diminuendo
A musical sentence
phrase
25-45 BPM - very slow
Grave
This element is relative, not absolute
DYNAMICS
Derived from the Greek word dunamikos, meaning power
Dynamics
The formal name of the modern piano
pianoforte
The way the pitches move up and down in music, also a term used in art and makeup
contour
Lively and fast
Vivace
Adjectives describe the sound, NOT the emotion of this element
TIMBRE
This word is derived from the same word that the timpani drum comes from
Timbre
Sing or play with sudden emphasis
sforzando