Music Appreciation

lesson 4-5

Pitch

How high or low a note is

Freuency

Number of vibrations per second

Volume

Degree of Loudness

Timbre

Tone Color

Melody

Succesion of several pitches….. that are perceived as a single entity, often forming the main theme of a musical piece.

Range

The distance between the highest and lowest pitches a musician or instrument can produce.

Contour

The shape or outline of a melody

Interval

The distance between two pitches

Conjunct

Smooth connected melody (half steps)

Disjunct

Disconnected melody with leaps

Phrase

A musical unit

Cadence

Resting place in a phrase feels like ending

Climax

High point in a melodic line

Counter Melody

An accompanying melody.. it goes against principle melody

Rhythm

How fast something is played

Beat

Regular pulse,unit of length in musical time

Accent

Emphassis when a beast resting is louder and longer

Meters

Organization of rhythm of time

Measures

Metric Grouping of beats

Downbeat

First beat of a measure, strong 

Duble meter

counting in two beats 

Triple

counting in three beats 

Quadruple/Common time

four beats 

Simple:

divided into two, in duple, triple, and quadruple 

Compound meter

sub 

Harmony

combination of notes playing at the same time 

Chord

: Simultantious combination of three or more pitches. 

Dissonance

unstable and needs to be resolved, uneasy 

Consonance:

relaxzation, stability 

Drone:

Sustained, one or several pitches 

Strophic form:

A repeated melody for diff lyrics, silent night