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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
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