Music: Chapters 2 and 3
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- Rhythm
- Time aspect of music
- Beat
- Unit of measure in music
- Accent
- Emphasis on certain beats
- Sforzando
- forcing
- Meter
- Strong and weak beat pattern repeated
- Measure
- A way of organizing the specific meter on paper
- Simple Meters
- Organized into 2's and 3's
- Compound Meter
- Involves a subdivision of the 2 simple meters
- Syncopation
- Displacement of the beat
- Tempo
- Speed in music
- Adagio
- Slow
- Andante
- Walking speed
- Moderato
- Moderate
- Allegretto
- A little fast
- Allegro
- Happy; Lively
- Presto
- Hurried
- Largo, Lento
- Slow
- Grave
- Slow; Funeral march
- Larghetto
- Little slow
- Andantino
- Faster walking speed
- Vivace
- With life
- Molto Allegro
- Very happy
- Prestissimo
- Very Hurried
- Accelerando
- Getting Faster
- Ritardando
- Getting Slower
- Fermata
- A hold on a certain beat for an undertermined time
- Scale
- Pool of pitches available in Western music
- Interval
- Distance between two pitches
- Legato
- Connected
- Staccato
- Seperated
- Clefs
- Notational tool to indicate what pitch should be played
- Treble Clef
- Upper part of piano music
- Bass Clef
- Lower part of piano music
- Melody
- Organized series of pitches
- Tune
- A familiar melody
- Motive
- Easily recognizable fragment of melody
- Theme
- The basic subject of a piece
- Harmony
- A grouping of specific chords
- Texture
- The blend of various sounds
- Counterpoint
- Two different voices working in concert
- Instrument Families
- Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion
- String Family
- Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
- Bow
- Used to play a stringed instruemnt
- Woodwind Family
- Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
- Single Reed Instrument
- Clarinets
- Double Reed Instruments
- Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba
- Bass Instruments
- Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba
- Percussion Instruments
- Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Cymbals, Timpani
- Orchestra
- All of the instrument families playing together
- Keyboard Instruments
- Piano, Harpsichord, Organ
- Plucked String Instruments
- Guitar, Mandolin
- Chords
- Combination of specific pitches
- Pizzicato
- Plucked string instrument