Melody and Harmony
The horizontal plane of music
Melody
Deathly slow
Grave
The Italian symbol for pianissimo
pp
Phonic means
Sound
Two main sections (AB)
Binary Form
The vertical plane of music
Harmony
Walking pace
Andante
Gradually getting louder
Crescendo
Texture with only one melody
Monophonic
No repeating sections
Through-composed
Describes how low or high a sound is
Pitch
To speed up in tempo
Accelerando
Type of dynamics that are Sudden!
Terraced Dynamics
Texture with prominent melody supported by harmonic accompaniment
Homophony
Three sections (ABA)
Ternary
Melodies that use stepwise motion
Conjunct
Freely and expressively making subtle changes in the tempo.
Rubato
Gradually getting softer
Decrescendo or diminuendo
Texture with two or more independent melodies at the same time
Polyphonic
Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Bridge.... etc.
Harmonies that are unpleasing
Dissonance
To slow down
Ritardando
The Italian word for ff
Fortissimo
If I sing alone and play chords on my guitar, the texture is...
Homophonic
Melody that gets repeated but with variations each time
Theme and Variations