Music Theory Vocab
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15 Terms
Pulse
a regularly recurring feeling of stress in music
Tonic
the pitch to which all others seem to want to resolve. We often place it at the first and last notes of a scale.
Melodic Contour
the relative up-and-down motion of pitches in a melody
Pitch
the characteristic of sound we perceive as being higher or lower
Triple Meter
there are 3 beats per measure
Upbeat
the last beat of a measure
Downbeat
the first beat of a measure
Ictus
the point in each beat of a conducting pattern at which the pulse occurs
Rhythm
rhythm is duration in music
Duple Meter
there are 2 beats per measure
Measure
the duration between successive primary pulses
Beat
the duration between successive pulses
Meter
the organization of pulses into primary and secondary levels
Secondary Pulse
a pulse that regularly contains less stress
Primary Pulse
a pulse that regularly contains greater stress