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| Question | Answer |
| Sound | the building block to create music - Has 3 properties: pitch, dynamics, timbre |
| Pitch | How high or low a sound is - One of the sound property |
| Dynamics | How loud or soft a sound is - One of the sound property |
| Timbre | The instrument making the sound - Also called "tone color" - One of the sound property |
| p = piano | Soft - The more 'p' the softer it is |
| f = forte | Loud - The more 'f' the louder it is |
| String family | 1) Violin 2) Viola 3) Cello 4) Double Bass |
| Woodwind family | 1) Piccolo 2) Flute 3) Oboe 4) Clarinet 5) Bassoon |
| Brass family | 1) French Horn 2) Trumpet 3) Trombone 4) Tuba |
| Percussion family | 1) Timpani 2) Marimba 3) Xylophone 4) Snare drum 5) Cymbals |
| Rhythm | The subdivision of space & time into a defined, repeated pattern - Has 3 properties: beat, meter, tempo |
| Beat | The regular pulse of music - One of the property of rhythm |
| Meter | Grouping of beats into regular patterns or accents - One of the property rhythm |
| Tempo | The speed of the rhythm - One of the property of rhythm |
| Largo | Very slow, broad |
| Adagio | Slow, leisurely |
| Grave | Very slow, heavy |
| Andante | Walking pace |
| Moderto | Moderately |
| Allegro | Moderately fast, moving briskly |
| Allegro Molto | Much allegro, very brisk |
| Vivace | Lively & fast |
| Presto | Very fast |
| Prestissimo | As fast as possible |
| Harmony | Combination of notes sounded simultaneously to produce chords |
| Chord | The sounding of 2 or more notes (usually at least 3) simultaneously |
| Consonance | An accord of sounds that is sweet & pleasing - Has 2 types of consonance: major and minor |
| Major | A type of consonance that has tonalities that are "happy" |
| Minor | A type of consonance that has tonalities that are "sad" |
| Dissonance | Chords that are discordant and sounds distressed |
| Texture | The vertical structure of a composition, asking: how many parts/voices there are, their relevance, and how they interact |
| Monophobic | Only one voice/melody without accompaniment |
| Polyphonic | 2 or more voices/melodies where all are relevant |
| Homophobic | Melody w/ accompaniment or a non-relevant voice |
| Form | The structure of a composition, the frame upon which it's constructed |
| Repetition | Played again without changes |
| Contrast | Completely different music from previous |
| Variation | Ideas are repeated but w/ some changes |
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