Untitled Flashcards Set

• Classical

• Jazz

• Blues

• Rock

• Pop

• Folk

• Country

• Gospel

• Hip-Hop/Rap

• Reggae

• Musical Theatre

• Film Score

• Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

• Metal

• Indie/Alternative

• R&B/Soul

• Experimental/Avant-Garde

• World Music (e.g., African drumming, Indian classical, Flamenco, Gamelan, etc.)

• Tone Color:

  • Bright / Dark

  • Warm / Cool

  • Resonant / Thin

  • Harsh / Smooth

  • Mellow / Piercing

  • Acoustic / Electronic

• Instrumentation:

  • Strings (violin, cello, guitar, harp, etc.)

  • Woodwinds (flute, clarinet, saxophone, etc.)

  • Brass (trumpet, trombone, tuba, etc.)

  • Percussion (drums, marimba, timpani, etc.)

  • Keyboard (piano, organ, synthesizer, etc.)

  • Electronic (synth, drum machine, electric guitar, etc.)

  • Vocal Techniques (falsetto, belting, vibrato, etc.)

Melody

• Stepwise / Leapwise

• Conjunct / Disjunct

• Legato / Staccato

• Lyrical / Angular

• Repetitive / Expansive

Harmony

• Consonant / Dissonant

• Major / Minor

• Modal

• Chromatic / Diatonic

• Open / Dense

Rhythm

• Syncopated / Straight

• Swing / Rigid

• Driving / Relaxed

• Complex / Simple

• Polyrhythmic / Steady

Form

• Binary (AB) / Ternary (ABA)

• Strophic / Through-Composed

• Verse-Chorus

• Call-and-Response

• Rondo / Theme and Variations

Texture

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Heterophonic

• Thick / Thin