elements of music

Question 1

• represent the
  pitch and duration
  of a sound in
  musical notation

Answer 1

notes

Question 2

Repeated
pattern of
sound

Answer 2

Rhythm

Question 2

Repeated
pattern of
sound

Answer 2

Rhythm

Question 3

two classification of rhythm

Answer 3

rhythmic pattern and time signature meter

Question 4

Volume of
the sound

Answer 4

Dynamics

Question 5

classification of dynamics

Answer 5

loudness and softness

Question 6

moderately loud

Answer 6

mezzo forte

Question 7

load

Answer 7

forte

Question 8

very loud

Answer 8

fortissimo

Question 9

very very loud

Answer 9

fortississimo

Question 10

gradually getting louder

Answer 10

crescendo

Question 11

moderately soft

Answer 11

mezzo piano

Question 12

soft

Answer 12

piano

Question 13

very soft

Answer 13

pianissimo

Question 14

very very soft

Answer 14

pianississimo

Question 14

very very soft

Answer 14

pianississimo

Question 15

speed of music

Answer 15

tempo

Question 16

classification of tempo

Answer 16

fastness and slowness

Question 17

gradually speeding up

Answer 17

Accelerando

Question 18

gradually slowing down

Answer 18

ritardando

Question 19

series of pitches
often organized
into phrases

Answer 19

melody

Question 20

classification of melody

Answer 20

musical notes and so-fa syllables

Question 21

Quality of
the voice

Answer 21

timbre

Question 22

classification of timbre

Answer 22

Alto
Soprano
Bass
Tenor
Nasal
Falsetto
Normal Voice

Question 23

thickness or thinness of layers of sounds, melodies, and rhythm in a piece

Answer 23

texture

Question 24

common types of texture

Answer 24

Monophony Homophony Polyphony

Question 25

sections or movements of a piece

Answer 25

form

Question 26

Common types of form

Answer 26

Strophic Binary Ternary