Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
When listening to music... |
We should focus on one thing at a time.
|
|
|
Beats |
provide the basic unit of measurement for time in music |
|
|
Accents |
what enable us to beat time with measurment |
|
|
Meter |
any recurring pattern of strong and weak beats |
|
|
Syncopation |
Displacing an accent from its expected places |
|
|
Countermelody |
A secondary melody that supports the main melody |
|
|
Tone Color |
Another name for timbre. |
|
|
Lyrics |
The one musical element not present in all music. |
|
|
Articulation |
The blending together of notes, or the detachment of notes |
|
|
Piano Pianissmo Mezzo Forte Fortissmo |
Piano - Soft Pianissmo - very soft Mezzo - Medium Forte - Loud Fortissmo - Very Loud |
|
|
Musical Form |
How often material is repeated in music, and the way the various sections are arranged |
|
|
Examples of Tone Color |
Harsh, mellow, smooth, rough, deep, shrill |
|
|
Common Harmonies |
Major - Happy, brighter sound Minor- sad, darker sound |
|
|
Various speeds of rhythm |
odd, regular, fast, slow, speeding up, slowing down. |
