Music Elements and Theory Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Pitch?
A
The highness or lowness of a sound
2
Q
What is the tempo?
A
The speed of the music
3
Q
What is the Dynamics?
A
The volume of a sound
4
Q
What is Duration?
A
The length of a sound
5
Q
What is Texture?
A
How much sound we hear
6
Q
What is Timbre or Sonority?
A
Describes the sound or quality of different instruments,voices or sounds
7
Q
What is Articulation?
A
How individual notes or sounds are
8
Q
What is Silence?
A
The opposite of sound
9
Q
What is a Chord?
A
Two or more notes played together
10
Q
What is a Fret?
A
Markers that help you find the notes on the fretboard
11
Q
What is a Strum?
A
To play by sweeping the thumb or plectrum up and down across the strings
12
Q
What is an Ensemble?
A
A group of musicians performing together
