MUSHL- Dimensions of Sound Pt. 1

meter

When pulses are organized into groups containing strong and weak beats, _______ is established

Time signatures

________: top number tells how many beats will be within each barline.

rhythm

All sounds characterized by elements of ________, pitch, volume, articulation, and timbre.

Major scale

________ and minor scale: different combinations of whole steps and half steps.

Rhythm

________: temporal aspect of sound, how we divide up noise in music, pattern of on and off.

to get to music from just sounds

> on top of these elements, music has form, and/or texture

Rhythm

temporal aspect of sound, how we divide up noise in music, pattern of on and off

Music often features rhythmic patterns

pulse and tempo, frequency of pulse determines tempo; whether its fast or slow (higher frequency = speeding up tempo)

When pulses are organized into groups containing strong and weak beats, meter is established

> measure/bar, bar lines

time signatures

top number tells how many beats will be within each barline

downbeat

the pulses in each of these meters are not of equal weight, the first pulse would be stronger in comparison to the others

pitch

refers to highness or lowness of sound, high pitch = high frequency sound wave and low pitch = low frequency sound wave

major scale and minor scale

different combinations of whole steps and half steps