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Pulse- |
A regular occurrence of a beat or beats in the music. |
Events of beats |
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Rhythm- |
A basic pattern of sound and silence. It can be steady pulse or beat, or it can be made up of regular repeated groupings. |
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Accent- |
An increase in the stress on a beat. Shifting the accent away from the first beat of a bar creates a more irregular feeling in the rhythm. A syncopation is created when the shift is set in a regular measured rhythm. Jazz and tap use syncopation; syncopation is exciting in dance as the accents fall in unexpected places and give an element of surprise. |
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Time Signature- |
A number telling you the amount of beats which make up a repeated group. It's always shown at the start of the music. The time is divided up by a regular accent and this gives the metre. The number of beats in a bar gives the time signature e.g.- 2/4. The top number shows how many beats are in the bar (2). The lower shows what kind of note received the count. |
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Tempo- |
The speed of the beat. Tempo is measured by bpm by a metronome. |
Presto=approximately 180 bpm ( beats per minute ) Adagio=approximately 100 bpm |
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Dynamics- |
The volume of music. Forte=loud Piano=soft Crescendo= increase Diminuendo=decrease |
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Pitch- |
The frequency of the note. |
How high or low |
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Tone- |
Characteristics of sound relating to pitch, strength and quality. (As in dynamics in dance) |
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Texture- |
Relates to the layering of the music. Relationship between melody, rhythm, beat and more. |
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Climax- |
An exiting moment or moments in the music. (Same as in dance) |
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Intensity- |
The degree of force in the music. |
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Instrumentation- |
Identification and arrangement of instruments or sounds. |
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