Elements of Music
A sound of two or more notes heard simultaneously.
What is Harmony?
A regular repeating pulse that underlies a musical pattern.
What is Beat?
The quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as "higher" or "lower" often measured by its frequency.
What is Pitch?
A note played for a quarter the duration of a whole note.
A rest played for a quarter the duration of a whole rest.
What is Quarter Rest?
The perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound, or tone.
What is Timbre?
The speed of a piece of music.
What is Tempo?
Succession of pitches typically shown in ascending or descending order.
What is Scale?
What is Half Note?
A rest played for half the duration of a whole rest and twice the duration of a quarter rest.
What is Half Rest?
Variation in loudness between notes or phrases; volume
What is Dynamics?
A unit of time within a piece of music.
What is Measure?
The representation of a musical sound, often representing a specific pitch and/or rhythm.
What is Note?
A note played for half the duration of a quarter note.
What is Eighth Note?
A rest played for half the duration of a quarter rest.
What is Eighth Rest?
How the tempo, melody, and harmony combine in a musical composition to determine the overall quality of the sound in a piece.
What is Texture?
Indicates how many beats are in each measure and which type of note will receive one beat.
What is Time Signature?
The distance between any two pitches.
What is Interval?
A note played for a quarter the duration of a quarter note.
What is Sixteenth Note?
A rest played for a quarter the duration of a quarter rest.
What is Sixteenth Rest?
The structure of a musical composition or performance.
What is Form?
Rhythmic patterns made up of grouping beats into measures or bars.
What is Meter?
Set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch.
A note played for twice the duration of a half note or four times the duration of a quarter note.
What is Whole Note?
A rest played for twice the duration of a half rest or four times the duration of a quarter rest.
What is Whole Rest?