Genre's
A music genre is a ______________ that categorizes pieces of music on shared traditions and conventions
Catagory
Rap emphasizes what in its music:
Lyrics, flow, beats
______ is the degree of highness or lowness in a tone .
Pitch
________ is defined as the volume or intensity of a note or sound.
Dynamics
A sound characterized by its duration, pitch, intensity and timbre.
Tone
Technological advancements like ____________ also helped genre's evolve
recording equipment
Mozart, Bach, Beethovan.
__________is a pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused by the occurrence of strong and weak beats.
Rhythm
Piano is _________ and Forte is ________________.
Soft, and loud
The characteristic quality of sound, often termed as "tone color" or "tone quality"
Timbre
Societal Challenges like the _____________________ helped evolve genre's.
Civil Rights Movements
Where did Jazz originate?
New Orleans, Louisiana
__________ is a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying.
Melody
__________ is the speed in which a piece of music is played.
Tempo
The manner in which a note is performed
articulation
_______ and _______ help provide insight into the historical evolutions of genres.
History and society
Rock Evolved from what kinds of music?
Country, Blues, and folk.
__________ is the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions.
Harmony
___________ is the structure or blueprint of a musical composition.
Form
The particular combination of musical instruments used in a composition.
Instrumentation
What are three vital components in determining a music genre:
Instruments, rhythm, melodies, lyrics, and cultural background.
Country music often focuses on themes of:
Life, Love, Personal Hardship.
Harmony can provide _____ and ________ to a song.
Depth and Emotion.
__________ is how the melodies, rhythms, and harmonies intermingle in a piece. *THIS IS A TOUGHIE*
Texture
Name four instruments in a symphony orchestra.
Piccolo, flute, clarinet, oboe, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba, violin, viola, cello, bass, any percussion.