Music Appreciation quiz 1

What is Music

The organization of sound and silence

3 types of texture

Monophonic, Homonphonic, Polyphonic

What are the 3 basic elements of music

Melody, rhythm, and harmony

Melody

Succession of pitches perceived by the mind as a single unit

Pitch

Highness or lowness of a sound frequency

Interval

Distance between 2 pitches (not time) (how far between the highness/lowness of one note to the next)

Range

Distance between the highest + lowest pitch within a melody

Phrase

Short section of the melody where the music seems to fall (breath/pause point) kind of like a commad

Cadence

Final resting place

Rhythm

Movement in time - length of pitches

Beat

Basic unit of measurment

Meter

Grouping of beats into larger patterns

Measure/Bar AKA a Container

A fixed number of beats | 1 2 | 1 2 | 1 2 | 1 2|

Duplemeter

2 in a container March

Triple Meter

3 in a container = Waltzes

Quadruple/common

4 in a container Most common in music (I think) (its called both of the the 2 in the term)

Complex

More than 4 in a container

Rhythm (Container amount can change):

Changing meters or flexible rhythmic groupings

What/where is western music

US, Europe

Complex Meter

Irregular beat Groupings

Changing Meter

Meter Shifts throughout the piece

Non Metric

Music with no perciptble steady beat or meter

Harmony

Combination of 2 or more pitches sounding at the same time

Scale

Collection of pitches that go up and down (stepwise or in order)

Tonic

First pitch of any sscale (Home base)

Tonality

Organizng a piece of music around a central pitch (tonic)

Consonance

Stable, Predictable

Dissonance

Unstable, unpredictable

Musical Texture

Interweaving of melodic and harmonic elements to create a musical fabric

Monophonic

One melody (nothing else) (single voice, line)

Homophonic

One melody with accompaniment (chords supporting it)

Polyphonic

2 or more independed melodies playing at the same time

4 basic elements of form

Repetition, Variation, Contrast, Improvisation

Repetition

Reinforce/Shock (familiarity)

Variation

Keeping some elements while altering others

Contrast

Loud/Soft, Good/bad, striking differences in musical material

Improvisation

Creation or part of all of a composition while it is being performed

Song vs Piece of music

Song has to have words/lyrics (Vocal

Piece of Music can be anything (instrumental or vocal

Composer vs Conductor

Composer writes the music

Conductor Is the leader of the ensemble (orchestra or band)

Ostinato

A short melodic, harmonic or rhythmic pattern repeated throughout a work or piece

Movement

Self contained part of a alarger musical work (I II III) (Labeled with roman numerals)

Concert Etiquette/movements

Silence after every movement dont clap until the piece is fully down)

Tone Color

Quality of the sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another (makes sounds unlike each other)

Tempo

Rate of Speed

Dynamics

Volume

Instrumental Sound Base

All instrumental sound is based on the human voice

Sections of Orchestra

Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion

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