Music 101

first quiz

beat

regular pulse found in music

tempo

BPM, speed of music

Allegro

moderately fast

Largo

very slow, broad

Vivace

fast, lively

syncopation

adding accent/emphasis where it is not expected

Meter

grouping of beats into patterns

polyrhythm

appearance of multiple rhythms at the same time

Pitch

highness or lowness of a sound

Notation

Indicates pattern of beats, written instructions

Polyphony

texture, 2 or more lines of melody

Monophony

simple, one line of melody

Cadence

structure of a beat, march beat

Counterpoint

When two different and distinctive lines of music are performed at the same time

Harmony

Vertical aspect of sounds occuring at the same time, has a total center and that is the key

Key

Center of tonal stability

Modulation

changing key

Scales

series of pitches that goes upwards or downwards

Definition of music

Organized sounds occurring in a span of time that can elicit emotions.

Cadence second definition

elicit feelings of completeness, progression of chords

Dynamics

levels of loudness

Timbre

tone quality

Consonance

equilibrium

Disnonance

disequilibrium