Beat & Rhythm
Tempo
Pitch & Melody
Dynamics
Timbre & Texture
100
What do we call the underlying steady pulse of the music?
The beat.
100
What does the tempo control?
The speed of the music.
100
This determines how high or low a sound is to our ear.
Pitch
100
What do dynamics control?
The volume of the sounds.
100
What makes up the texture of a piece of music?
Layers of musical sound.
200
What do we call a pattern of note values set against the steady pulse in a piece of music?
A rhythm.
200
What Italian tempo marking is considered to be a fast "sprinting" speed?
Presto
200
This is what we get when pitches are organized in a particular order according to the beat and meter.
Melody
200
What is the Italian dynamic marking for "loud"?
Forte
200
What is timbre?
The unique sound of the voice or instrument.
300
How are beats and rhythms organized?
By meter.
300
What Italian tempo marking is considered to be "walking" speed?
Andante
300
Is this an example of a step, skip, or repeated interval? 
Skip
300
What does the Italian dynamic marking "piano" mean?
Soft
300
What is another name for timbre?
Tone color
400
This determines how short or long a note is.
Duration
400
What Italian tempo marking is considered to be a quick and lively "jogging" speed?
Allegro
400
Is this an example of a step, skip, or repeated interval?
Step
400
What does the Italian dynamic marking "mezzo-forte" mean?
Medium-Loud
400
How many layers of sound would a monophonic piece of music have?
1
500
What are the two types of meter we discussed in class?
Duple Meter and Triple Meter
500
What Italian tempo marking is considered to be a slow and leisurely "strolling" speed?
Adagio
500
What is an interval?
The distance between two notes.
500
What is the Italian dynamic marking for ff (very loud).
Fortissimo
500
What is the name for a musical texture containing 3 or more layers?
Polyphonic