Chapter 1: Sound

Name the 7 elements of music.

1. Sound

2. Rhythm

3. Melody

4. Musical form

5. Harmony

6. Key

7. Texture

Name the 4 characteristics of sound.

1. Pitch

2. Dynamics

3. Tone color / timbre

4. Duration

Music is defined as an a____ based on the o____ of s____ i____ t____.

art, organization, sounds in time.

Pitch is the r____ h____ or l____ of a s____.
It is determined by the f____ o____ v____ measured in c____ p____ s____.
A h____ frequency of vibrations produces a h____ pitch while a s____ frequency of vibrations produces a l____ pitch.

relative highness, lowness, sound.
frequency of vibration, cycles per second.
high, higher, slow, lower

Tone is defined as a d____ p____.
It has a s____ f____ and r____ v____.

definite pitch.
specific frequency, regular vibrations.

An interval is the d____ between 2 t____, such as an o____.

distance, tones, octave.

Pitch range is the d____ between the l____ and h____ t____ that an i____ can p____.

distance, lowest, highest tones, instrument, produce.

Tone is a composer’s f____ r____ because they can create s____ m____ by varying the p____ of their t____.

first resource, special moods, pitch, tones.

Dynamic refers to the d____ of l____ or s____ in m____.
It is the a____ of the v____ of s____ w____.

C____ in dynamics may be described as s____ or g____.

degree, loudness, softness, music.
amplitude, vibrations, sound waves.

Changes, sudden, gradual.

Name the term for the following dynamics.

1. pp

2. ff

3. fp

4. sfz

5. >

1. pianissimo

2. fortissimo

3. fortepiano

4. sforzando

5. diminuendo

Tone color, also known as t____, refers to the u____ q____ of sound that d____ one instrument from another.

timbre, unique quality, distinguishes