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Rhythm

The organization of sound and silence beat

Beat

The primary, steady pulse

Arhythmic

A rhythm that is not steady or symmetrical

Meter

The "fraction" at the beginning of a piece of music

Meter

The "fraction" at the beginning of a piece of music

Another name for meter

Time signature

Meter

The "fraction" at the beginning of a piece of music

Another name for meter

Time signature

What do the numbers in a meter mean?

Top=how many beats per measure


Bottom=what kind of note the beat it

Meter

The "fraction" at the beginning of a piece of music

Another name for meter

Time signature

What do the numbers in a meter mean?

Top=how many beats per measure


Bottom=what kind of note the beat it

Measure

A small unit of time

Syncopation

Rhythms that favor weak beat over strong beat

Tempo

Speed; how fast the music is moving

What is tempo measured in?

BPMs (beat per minute)

What is tempo measured in?

BPMs (beat per minute)

Metronome

Device for measuring time

Ritardando

To gradually get slower

Ritardando

To gradually get slower

Accelerando

Gradually get faster

Meoldy

Organized set of pitches; thing you sing

Pitch

Frequency; high or low sounds

Pitch

Frequency; high or low sounds

Universal tuning note

A-440

4 different ways to say meoldy

Theme, motive, tune, riff

4 different ways to say meoldy

Theme, motive, tune, riff

What is something "pitched"?

Some that can be replicated on a piano

4 different ways to say meoldy

Theme, motive, tune, riff

What is something "pitched"?

Some that can be replicated on a piano

What is "non-pitched"?

Something too jumbled to be replicated on a piano

4 different ways to say meoldy

Theme, motive, tune, riff

What is something "pitched"?

Some that can be replicated on a piano

What is "non-pitched"?

Something too jumbled to be replicated on a piano

Interval

The space between 2 notes

4 different ways to say meoldy

Theme, motive, tune, riff

What is something "pitched"?

Some that can be replicated on a piano

What is "non-pitched"?

Something too jumbled to be replicated on a piano

Interval

The space between 2 notes

Half step

Moving to the immediate next key: skips no notes

4 different ways to say meoldy

Theme, motive, tune, riff

What is something "pitched"?

Some that can be replicated on a piano

What is "non-pitched"?

Something too jumbled to be replicated on a piano

Interval

The space between 2 notes

Half step

Moving to the immediate next key: skips no notes

Whole step

Skipping one note

4 different ways to say meoldy

Theme, motive, tune, riff

What is something "pitched"?

Some that can be replicated on a piano

What is "non-pitched"?

Something too jumbled to be replicated on a piano

Interval

The space between 2 notes

Half step

Moving to the immediate next key: skips no notes

Whole step

Skipping one note

Major scale formula

1 1 1/2 1 1 1 1/2

An octave

8 notes from where you started

An octave

8 notes from where you started

Enharmonic

2 notes that are the same key but have different names

Accidentals

Sharp (#) or flat (b)