Rhythm
This term is the "rate or speed of the beat"
What is Tempo
What is Melody
This is the name of when 3 or more pitches are played at the same time
What is a Chord
This dynamic marking is written as "p"
What is piano
This instrument is often mistaken for being in the brass family due to it's appearance, but uses a reed and belongs in the woodwind family
What is a Saxophone
This is defined as "The ordered flow of music through time"
What is Rhythm
This instrument is the highest pitched string instrument in the orchestra and often plays the melody
What is a Violin
A "progression" is a series of ______
What are Chords
This dynamic marking means "loud"
What is Forte
This is an example of an "unpitched percussion instrument"
(multiple answers)
This is the most common number of beats in a measure
What is Four
This is the term for the distance between two pitches
What is an Interval
This is the term when a piece shifts from one key to another
What is a Modulation
This term modifies a dynamic to mean "medium"
What is Mezzo
This is the highest voice range for females
What is Soprano
This is what the steady pulse of music is called
What is Beat
These are shorter sections of a melody
What are Phrases
Sounds that are pleasing to the ear are called _____, while sounds that are NOT pleasing to the ear are called _______
What is Consonant and Dissonant
This is the loudest dynamic that we discussed in class, meaning "very loud"
What is Fortissimo
This are the 4 stringed instruments traditionally found in an orchestra
What are Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass
Notes performed short and separated are called _____, while notes performed long and connected are called _______
What is Staccato and Legato
This a the resting point for a melody at the end of a phrase
What is a Cadence
These are the 3 textures of music that we looked at
What is Monophony, Polyphony, and Homophony
This term means to gradually get softer
What is Decrescendo
These are the 4 main families of instruments found in an orchestra