Melody/Rhythm
This is how fast or slow the beat is in a song. A clock's is 60BPM
What is "Tempo"?
These are the foundation or building block of all Western Harmony - When three or more notes are sounded at once.
What are chords?
This musical form has three parts. One example of this form is the song "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star"
What is ABA or Ternary Form?
Like an ogre, music has these. The way they interact creates a piece of music's texture
What are layers?
This dynamic can be translated to "medium-loud", just below forte.
What is "mezzoforte" or "mf"?
On someone's birthday, when singing to them, you are performing this part of the song. It's the main idea or tune of the song.
What is "Melody"?
These terms are used to describe how music/chords sound -- "balanced", "good", or "rested". The other refers to music that sounds "clashing", "tense", or unbalanced.
What is consonant and dissonant music?
This is the definition of form.
What is "the organization or structure of a piece of music"?
A sounds Timbre can also be called either of these terms. Like Skittles, one of them has to do with the rainbow.
What is tone quality or tone color?
This is a musical effect where a sound gradually gets louder.
What is a crescendo?
These are syllables used when singing a scale to understand the relationship between notes.
What is "Solfege"?
Tonality refers to music that has this. A place where the music feels most at rest or stable.
What is a tonic, home base, or resting tone?
These are descriptive words we might use to analyze the form of a pop song or folk song.
What are chorus, verse, bridge, and pre-chorus?
These are things that can affect a sound's Timbre.
What are material of instrument, technique, or electric vs. acoustic instruments?
This dynamic level, not the instrument, can be translated "soft" to English.
What is piano?
The division of beats into two's or three's.
What is "Meter"?
This term refers to all music created in or derived from Europe. From the earliest known music all the way to modern-day.
What is "Western Music"?
These are the two ways we classify or describe form.
What are descriptive words or letters?
This musical texture refers to multiple melody lines happening at once.
This is a musical effect where the music gradually gets softer.
What is a decrescendo or diminuendo?
The German word "Takt" means this. Also known as the beat of a song.
What is "pulse"?
These are the two 'm'ain tonalities we see in music.
What are major and minor?
We use these letters when a section of music is similar to a previous section, but distinct enough to be called something different.
All music is about ______ and ______. This is why we have a feeling of direction in music.
What is tension and release?
This dynamic level, shortened to FF, is actually called this.
What is Fortissimo?