Melody and Harmony
This describes how high or low a note is.
The speed of the beat.
What is tempo?
Gregorian chant uses this type of texture in music, because everyone sings the same thing.
What is monophonic?
Dynamics determine this.
What is the volume?
What is Melody?
Watching a musician play this mallet instrument is a great way to see what rhythm looks like.
What is a marimba?
A good way to think of musical texture is to think of this delightful desert.
What is a cake?
Timbre describes this aspect of a sound.
What is the character/quality?
Two or more different notes at the same time.
What is Harmony?
This is the duration of sound in music.
Another word for "Form" is this P word.
What is plan?
A trumpet has this kind of timbre.
What is brassy?
This melody gets sung once a year for that one special day where you celebrate one more rotation of the earth around the sun.
What is Happy Birthday?
This device helps keep a steady beat for you while you practice.
What is a metronome?
This instrument is also another word for "quiet."
What is piano?
This type of group has four part harmony: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass.
What is a choir/chorus?
Another word for beat or tempo is also this.
The end of a song is called this.
When music gradually gets louder.
What is a crescendo?