A sign that is placed at the beginning of the staff to show the pitch of each line and space.
What is clef sign.
100
A series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole.
What is melody.
100
The way chords are constructed and how they follow each other.
What is harmony.
100
In a piece of music, this refers to the presence of a central note, scale, and chord.
What is the key or tonality.
100
This term is used to indicate how many different layers of sound are heard at once within a piece of music.
What is texture.
200
Another name for G clef.
What is treble clef.
200
A melody moves by a series of small, alphabetical (stepwise) intervals and large intervals called ___________________ & ___________________.
What is steps and leaps.
200
A combination of 3 or more tones sounded at once.
What is a chord.
200
This is made up of the basic pitches of a piece of music arranged in order from low to high or from high to low. the basic ones in western music are major and minor.
What are scales.
200
The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment.
What is monophonic.
300
Another name for F clef.
What is bass clef.
300
The way in which tones of a melody are performed, such as legato or staccato.
What is articulation.
300
A tone combination that is stable, and is usually considered pleasant.
What is consonant.
300
The smallest interval in western music.
What is half step.
300
Simultaneous performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest produces this texture.
What is polyphonic.
400
Notates a duration of silence.
What is a rest.
400
The shorter part of a melody. Similar to a sentence in a paragraph.
What is phrase.
400
A tone combination that is unstable and creates tension.
What is dissonant.
400
Located to the right of the clef sign, this is used to indicate the key of a piece of music.
What is key signature.
400
The texture that is one main melody accompanied by chords.
What is homophonic.
500
Located at the beginning of each line, it shows the meter of a piece of music.
What is time signature.
500
A resting place at the end of a phrase.
What is cadence.
500
The two triads that are built on the first and fifth of the scale.
What is the tonic chord and the dominant chord.
500
This term is used to indicate a shift from one key to another within the same piece of music.
What is modulation.
500
Often contained in polyphonic music, this occurs when a melodic idea is presented by one voice or instrument and is then restated immediately by another voice or instrument.