Music

Music

1. Rhythm and Meter

   • Meter
     • it can be described as Regular, Irregular of Free.
       • Regular
         • every beat in each bar is the same length
       • Irregular
         • the beats are grouped together in a different way. the notes are grouped into twos, threes or fours.
   • Rhythm
     • this is the pulse of the song.
       • this is the time signature.

2. Harmony and tonality.

   • Harmony
     • It can be Diatonic or Chromatic
       • Diatonic
         • when the notes belong to the main key of the piece.
       • Chromatic
         • when the notes don't belong to the main key of the piece
     • Drones and pedal notes
       • they add harmonic interest
       • drone
         • it is a long, held-on note, usually in the base
       • pedal notes.
         • they're repeated notes, usually in the bass part.
   • Tonality
     • major or minor

3. Texture and Melody

   • texture
     • it's how the parts fit together.
     • imitation and canons
       • imitation
         • a repeated phrase with a slight change.
       • Canons
         • each part plays the same melody, but they come in seperatley and at regular intervals.
   • Melody
     • they can be conjunct or disjunct.
       • Conjunct
         • they move mainly by step, which are a tone apart.
       • disjunct
         • they move using a lot of jumps, notes which are more than a tone apart

4. Timbre and dynamics

   • Timbre
     • it is a type of sound that different instruments makes.
   • Dynamics
     • this tells you how loud or quiet to play
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