Melody
Define melody.
The main tune.
Define harmony.
The supporting notes
Define rhythm.
The length of the notes
How loud or soft the music is.
Define texture
The layers of the music
What word would you use to describe a melody going up in pitch?
Ascending
What are the two main types of tonality?
Major and minor
Define tempo.
The speed of the music
Which Italian term means gradually getting louder?
Crescendo
What structure are most pop songs in?
Verse-Chorus form
When the notes are close together/moving in a stepwise motion.
What is it called when there is more than one note being played at a time?
A chord
Give two musical words you could use to describe tempo.
lento, largo, andante, moderato, allegro, presto
Name the four instrumental families.
Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Percussion
If a solo singer is singing with no instruments, which texture will be heard?
Monophonic
What do we call a repeated melody going up or down by step each time it is played?
A melodic sequence
Which note of the scale is sharpened in a minor scale?
7th
What is a time signature and where would you find one in a piece?
Give three different dynamic levels.
Pianissimo
Piano
Mezzo piano
Mezzo forte
Forte
Fortissimo
Which texture is created when there is one main melody being supported by chords?
Homophonic
What do we call a second melody in a piece?
A counter melody
Which two keys have 4 sharps?
E major and C#minor
What is it called when the rhythms highlight the offbeat?
Syncopation
What is it called when a violin player plucks the strings instead of bowing them?
Arco
Which texture is created when there is more than one main melody being played at the same time?
Polyphonic