Aural Skills Running Vocab Unit 1

Constantly updating this based on what we learned in class. Term: Metaphor; Definition: Concept name

High-low

Pitch, register

Up-down

Pitch direction, melodic contour

Fast-slow

Tempo

Loud-soft

Dynamics

Smooth-choppy

Articulation

Long-short

Rhythm, duration

Organization of beat, stress (pulse)

Meter

Same-different, structure

Form

Layers of sounds, structure

Texture

The four irreducible features of sound

Pitch, duration, dynamics, timbre

Pulse

Regularly recurring feeling of stress in music

Primary pulse

Stronger feeling of stress

Secondary pulse

Weaker feeling of stress