Duration
The ordered duration of sound and silence
What is rhythm?
Medium loud
The distance between two notes
What is an interval?
Any interval larger than a step
What is a leap?
The distance between the highest and lowest note of a melody
What is melodic range?
When accents occur on notes one would not expect, like on weak beats or between the beats
What is syncopation?
Medium soft
What is mezzo piano?
A pitch with erratic frequency, hitting the ear at uneven intervals
What is an indefinite pitch?
A detached performance style, marked with dots above the note
What is staccato?
Pitch, duration, tone color, dynamics
What are the four distinct properties of music?
A repeated pattern of strong and weak beats
What is meter?
Very loud
What is fortissimo?
The relative highness or lowness of sound
What is pitch?
The interval between two adjacent notes
What is a step?
What is tempo?
A numerical marking that indicates the number of beats in a measure
What is a time signature?
Very soft
What is pianissimo?
A pitch with an equal frequency with waves hitting the ear evenly
What is a definite pitch?
The end of a phrase
What is a cadence?
Gradually louder
What is a crescendo?
When a note is played more strongly than those around it
What is an accent?
Gradually softer
What is a decrescendo?
The unit of measurement that refers to frequency
What is Hertz?
When the melody of a song represents an action described in the text
What is word painting?
Segments of melody that can usually be sung in one breath
What is a phrase?