Dynamics
Dynamics
Refers to the volume of music.
Timbre
The unique tone quality of different sounds, voices and instruments.
Tempo
Describes the speed of the pulse in music.
Pulse
Steady continuous beat in music.
Body Percussion
Creating sounds with our body.
Piano & Forte
Soft and Loud
Tonality
An element that makes a piece of music sound happy and bright, or sad and dark.
Allegro & Largo
Fast & Slow
Articulation
The different ways that notes can be played or sang.
Solfa
Describe the pitches of notes using syllables.
Mezzo piano & Mezzo forte
Moderately soft and moderately loud
Texture
Refers to the different layers a song or piece of music has.
Andante & Presto
At a walking pace and fast
Graphic Score
Any picture, diagram, drawing, or symbol that is used to represent music.
Combination of notes at different pitches and rhythms to create a tune.
Crescendo
Gradually getting louder
2 different tonalities
Minor - sad
Accerlerando
Gradually getting faster
2 types of articulation
Legato - smooth
Staccato - Bouncy and detached.
Form and the 2 different types
Form - the structure of a piece of music.
Binary form - two different parts or sections in music.
Ternary form - three different parts or sections.
Decrescendo
Gradually getting softer
3 different types of textures
Monophonic - one melody only
Homophonic - one melody and one accompaniment
Polyphonic - two or more melody with or without accompaniment
Ritardando
Gradually getting slower.
Examples of Graphic Score
Cathy Berberian - Stripsody
Ligeti - Artikulation
Ostinato
Repeating pattern of notes.