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Music Midterm Set
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is Music? | Music is organized sounds. |
| What is Pitch? | Pitch is how high or low sound is produced. |
| What is Beat? | Beat is the foundation of music (a repeating unit). |
| What is Rhythm? | Rhythm is the pattern of sound. |
| What are Dynamics? | Dynamics are how loud or soft music is. (volume of music) |
| What is Melody? | Melody is the combination of pitches to create a whole. |
| What is Harmony? | Harmonies are tones created to support the melody. |
| What is Tempo? | Tempo is how fast or slow music is. |
| What is Timbre? | Timbre is the tone quality of instruments. Timbre is the ability to differentiate between instruments and voices. |
| What are Textures? | Texture is how music is put together. There are three kinds of musical textures: Monophonic, Homophonic, and Polyphonic. |
| Monophonic | Monophonic texture is a piece of music where there is only one melody. |
| Homophonic | Homophonic texture is a single melody is played with supporting chords/harmonies. |
| Polyphonic | Polyphonic texture has independent melodies that weave together to produce many sounds. |
| What is a Staff | A staff is 5 lines and 4 spaces. |
| (Clefs) | There are two clefs present on the staff, the treble clef which is above and the base clef which is below. |
| What are the Treble Clef Lines? Spaces? | The treble clef lines are e,g,b,d,f. The treble clef spaces are f,a,c,e |
| What are the Base Clef Lines? Spaces? | The base clef lines are g,b,d,f,a. The base clef spaces are a,c,e,g. |
| What is the Orchestra? | The orchestra is a group of instrument families such as strings, woodwinds, brasses, and percussions that come together to create a whole. |
| What are the Strings? | 1. Violin 2. Viola 3. Cello 4. Double bass 5. Harp |
| What are the Woodwinds? | 1. Piccolo 2. Flute 3. Oboe 4. Clarinet 5. Bassoon 6. Saxophone |
| What are the Brasses? | 1. Trumpet 2. Trombone 3. French Horn 4. Tuba |
| What are the Percussions? | 1. Snare Drum 2. Cymbals 3. Bass Drum 4. Tambourine 5. Triangle 6. Timpani 7. Xylophone 8. Chimes |
| What are Variations? | Variations are different ways of playing the same que. |
| What is the Concert Master? | The Concert Master is usually the 1st Violin and their job is to tune the orchestra. |
| What is Grave? | Grave is slow and solemn |
| What is Lento? | Lento means slowly |
| What is Largo? | Largo means broadly |
| What is Adagio? | Adagio is at ease, slow and stately |
| What is Andante? | Andante is a walking pace, moderately slow |
| What is Moderato? | Moderato means moderately |
| What is Allegretto? | Allegretto means moderately fast (less than allegro) |
| What is Allegro? | Allegro means fast, quickly, and bright |
| What is Vivace? | Vivace means briskly and lively |
| What is Vivacissimo? | Vivacissimo means very fast and lively |
| What is Vite? | Vite means fast in French. |
| What is Schnell? | Schnell means fast in German. |
| What is Pianissimo? | Pianissimo means very soft |
| What is Piano? | Piano means soft |
| What is Mezzo? | Mezzo means moderately |
| What is Forte? | Forte means loud |
| What is Fortissimo? | Fortissimo means very loud |
| What is Accelerando? | Accelerando means gradual speeding up |
| What is Ritardando? | Ritardando means gradual slowing down |
| What is Rubato? | Rubato means free adjustment of (slowing) the tempo for an expressive purpose |
| What is Crescendo? | Crescendo means to gradually increase volume. |
| What is Decrescendo? | Decrescendo means to gradually decrease volume. |
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