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Describes the degree of loudness or softness/quietness
What is Dynamics?
The speed of the music
What is tempo?
The singable part of the music, or the main sequence of notes
What is melody?
The design or structure of a piece of music
Indicates "how" the notes are to be played
What is articulation?
What is forte?
Can be classified as either simple or compound
What is metre?
When consonant pitches are sounded together, the notes that accompany the melody
What is harmony?
A repeated pattern
What is ostinato?
Indicates to play notes detached or crisply
What is staccato?
The Italian term for soft
What is piano?
Describes the way the beat is divided up
What is rhythm?
Describes how high or low a note is
What is pitch?
Describes how many parts or "layers" there are to a piece
What is texture?
How music is divided into musical sentences
What is phrasing?
To play VERY loud
What is fortissimo or ff?
Many rhythms heard at the same time
What is polyrhythm?
The tonal centre based on the tonic note of the scale
What is key?
Pop, Rock, Jazz, Country, etc.
What is style?
Describes the quality of sound
What is timbre?
To start soft and gradually get loud
What is crescendo?
Tempo is measured in this unit
What is bpm or beats per minute?
The song Ms. Berlin played to demonstrate ostinato
What is "Pompeii"?
Describes a piece that has two sections
What is binary?
The number of the room you are in
What is 260?