Music Stuff

Frequency

speed of vibration of a sound wave, determining it’s pitch

Amplitude

Measure of loudness or intensity of a sound

Wave form

steady periodic sound that affects its timbre

Duration

how long something lasts

Pitch

frequency of soundwave vibrations

Dynamic/Volume

loudness and intensity of a sound

Timbre

Perceived sound of a musical note/instrument/sound/tone

Beat

 Deep, steady underlying pattern (not necessarily making sound)

Tempo

Speed of the beat

Meter

Grouping of beats (measures, how long the bar is)

Rhythm

arrangement of sound over the beat

Syncopation

arrangement of sound over the beat

Scale

set of notes that get us up and down

Tonic

collection of intervals (one two three, one two three, ..)

Key

(scale + tonic) starting point and ending point

Melody

The linear space relation that stretches into time; has a point where you can stop

Phrase

what you sing along to

Cadence

something that stops abruptly

Harmony

What notes are happening at the same time

Texture

Ways to combine melody and harmony (how many go on at a time?)

Monophony

one sound

Homophony

same sound

Polyphony

multiple thing going on at the same time

Antiphony

call and response/opposing sounds (like you have one thing playing in left ear, other in right)

Conterpoint

relationship between two or more melody lines that are played at the same time

Orchestration

the arrangement of music for instruments

Form

repeated or new things within a song

Difference between beat and rhythm

Beat is an underlying pattern, rhythm is the arrangement of sound

How do we map the form of a piece?

AABA, ABAB, …etc format (with letters)

Woodwinds

Blowing air through a tube across a hole or reed

Strings

produces sound by vibrating strings

Percussion

produces sound by being struck

Ensemble

a group of musicians who come together to create harmonious soundscapes (can be different genres like jazz, orchestral, etc.)