Chapter 1-4 elements of music

Flashcards covering fundamental musical terms and concepts related to notation and rhythm.

Octave Equivalence

The principle that notes an octave apart sound the same.

Octave

Notes eight letter names apart

Ties, slurs, dots, rests, dynamic markings, accent marks

Syncopation can be created by:

Score

Musical notation

Pitch

A note that sounds in a particular octave.

Pitch Class

Group of octave related notes that share letter names.

Enharmonic Spellings

The two possible names for black keys.

Interval

Distance between two notes.

Beat

A work's primary pulse.

Rhythm Clef

Show only rhythm, notated with 2 vertical lines.

Slurs

Connect different pitches.

Tie

Connects the same pitches.

Metric Accents

Strong beats in a meter.

Syncopation

Displacement of metric accents.

Hemiola

Displacement pattern, sounds like a temporary change of meter.

Anacrusis

A pickup, balanced with an incomplete bar at the end.

Chromatic

Collection that contains one of each possible pitch class 'color'.

Diatonic

Seven different letter names in a particular arrangement.

Major Tetrachord

Four note group divisions of the scale (1-4,5-8).

Chromatic Half-Step

Same letter name, plus a chromatic alteration.

Diatonic Half-Step

Different letter names for adjacent pitches.

Pentatonic Scale

Five pitch major scale (1 2 3 5 6).

Duplets

Duple divisions in compound meters.

Polyrhythm

Juxtaposition of two beat divisions.

Quadruplets

Quadruple divisions in compound meters.

Tonic

Scale degree 1

Supertonie

Scale degree 2

Median

Scale degree 3

Subdominant

Scale degree 4

Dominant

Scale degree 5

Submediant

Scale degree 6

Leading tone

Scale degree 7