Music Theory

what type of sound is music

organized sound

what are the elements of music

Musical organizers which give order to music (melody, rhythm, harmony, dynamics, timbre, texture, and form)

What is rhythm?

the time element of music

melodic rhythm of the words may vary from ______to ________

pulse, pulse

When does syncopation occur?

when the weakest part of the beat is accented

tempo

The pulse can move at different speeds or tempos

metronome

a steady pulse with a clicking sound and/or blinking light, and it can be set to click or blink for a certain number of pulses. (it can be set to click or blink for a certain number of pulses.)

Ritardando (retard)

refers to the gradual slowing of the tempo

Accelerando (accel)

refers to the acceleration of the tempo

The pulses are usually organized into groups of

2 or 3

what is simple time

2,3,4

what is compound time

6,9,10

What is Duple time?

2,6

what is triple time

3,9

what is quadruple time

4,12

What is the melody

the pitch element in music

Pitch refers to what?

how high or low a particular sound is

What is range

the distance from high notes to low notes

What is a scale

is a group of pitches in ascending and descending order that makes up a piece of music.

What is the pattern for finding any major scale

WWHWWWH

What is the pattern for finding any minor scale

WHWWHWW

what is the c major scale

C D E F G A B C

what is the acronym for the order of sharps

Father Charles Goes down and ends battle

who does harmony organize pitch

vertically

What are the four types of harmony

Monophony, Homophony, Polyphony, Texture

monophony

single melody

homophony

same sound (melody w/ chords)

polyphony

two or more melodies creating harmony

texture

the density, thickness, range, or width, between low and high pitches

dynamics

Volume or how loud/soft the music sounds