Music Terminology ♡

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6 Music ♡ FlashCards sobre Music Terminology ♡, criado por lauren ♥ em 20-05-2016.
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What is angular melody ? ♡ A melody which uses wide intervals ♡
What's a motif ? ♡ Individual melodic or rhythmic fragment that makes an important contribution to the structure of a piece of music ♡
What's an ostinato ? ♡ A musical phrase that repeats ♡
What is timbre ? ♡ The tone quality of sound e.g harsh or mellow ♡
What happens when a note is sharpened ? ♡ It's raised a semitone higher than the note ♡
What happens when a note is flattened ? ♡ It's lowered a semitone lower than the note ♡
What is a semitone ? ♡ A semitone is one step on the keyboard, or the distance between two notes ♡
What is a tone ? ♡ Two steps on the keyboard or two semitones put together ♡
When are harmonic minor keys used ? ♡ When writing chords ♡
What is dynamics ? ♡ How loud or soft a piece of music is ♡
What is legato ? ♡ Means played smoothly, notes are joined by curving lines ♡
What is staccato ? ♡ Means notes are shortened, and is indicated by dots above or below the note ♡
What is pulse ? ♡ The beat ♡
What is pitch ? ♡ How high or low a sound is ♡
What is a rhythm ? ♡ A pattern of long & short notes ♡
What is timbre ? ♡ The quality of the instrumental sound ♡
What is tempo ? ♡ The speed of a piece of music ♡
What is texture ? ♡ How many people/instruments there are in a piece ♡
What is syncopation ? ♡ Emphasising weaker beats; uses a mixture of off- and on-beats ♡
What are polyrhythms ? ♡ Many rhythms played simultaneously ♡
What is hemiola ? ♡ A change of emphasis between 2 and 3 beats in a bar ♡