MUSI CHAPTERS 7-9

Properties of Sound

Pitch, duration, volume, and timbre/tone color.

Aerophones

Instruments that produce sound from air.

Human Voice Ranges

Soprano, mezzo soprano, and alto for females. Tenor, Baritone, and bass for males.

Chordophones

Produces sound from string.

Idiophones

Produces sound from the substance itself. Ex: Bells or cymbals.

Membranophones

Produces sound from tightly strung membrane. Ex: Drums

Timbre/Tone color

Accounts for the difference sound quality of an instrument. Affected by size, material, and the way the vibration is produced.

Register

Effective range of an instruments voice.

Vibrato

Pulsing or throbbing effect of the instrument/voice.

Non lexical

Non Sensical lyrics. Ex: Zip-a-dee-doo-da (Song of the South)

Scat Singing

Wordless vocal. Sounds and rhythm of the vocals contribute to the music and its meaning.

Vocalize

Melody sung on a neutral vowel. Ex: Ah

Syllabic

One note on one syllable

Neumatic

One syllable. Gets a few notes

Melismatic

One syllable with many notes.

Vernacular

Language spoken by the people.

Secular

Non Religious

Strophic Form

Melody is repeated for each stanza.

What is an interval in music?

Space between two pitches

What describes the overall shape of the melody as it turns upward, downward, or remains static?

Contour

If the notes in a melody move smoothly remaining close to one another, or by not changing, the melody is said to be

Conjunct

Melodies that leap between the pitches is

Disjunct

Organized groups of beats in music is called a

Meter

Harmony is the combination of sounds which leads to the creation of

Chords

The combination of notes which results in tension and instability is called

Dissonance

The agreeable-sounding combination of notes which results in a sense of relaxation and fulfillment is called

Consonance