Duration
The underlying pulse in a piece of music.
Beat
A pattern of 5 particular notes to an octave.
Pentatonic Scale
Texture type that refers to a single melodic line.
Monophonic
Sound type that is non-electronic sound.
Acoustic
Stresses placed on particular notes to shape a musical phrase.
Accent
A repeated pattern, either melodic or chordal, that is usually a few bars in length and usually associated with jazz or rock music.
Riff
Melodic Contour
Term used to describe thick and thin in music.
Density
A group (usually small) of unaccompanied singers.
A capella
Italian term used to describe very very soft.
Pianississimo
The ways in which patterns of notes of different lengths are organised.
Rhythm
The pitch arrangement chosen by the composer, usually based on a scale or mode.
Texture type that refers to two or more melodic lines played simultaneously.
Polyphonic
The 4 main orchestral stringed instruments.
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Italian term for smooth.
Legato
A rhythmic device that places emphasis on the weak or off beats.
Syncopation
Several often ornamented notes sung to one syllable of text.
Melisma
Refers to a melody heard at the same as the main melody.
Countermelody
The saxophone belongs to which family of the orchestra?
Woodwind
The decoration of the notes in a melody or harmony with special features to add interest and expressive qualities.
Ornamentation
A pattern that is repeated with the notes half their previous duration.
Diminution
The term used to describe the change of key in music.
Modulation
A texture that is one in which the same melody is performed at the same time by more than one instrument or voice, but with different variations of the same melody.
Heterophonic
What are the 4 World Music instrument classifications?
Membranophone
Aerophone
Chordophone
Idiophone
The upper register of a male's vocal range.
Falsetto