Elements Of Music Flashcards

(30 cards)

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Name All 8 elements of music

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Pitch
Tempo
Articulation
Duration
Dynamics
Texture
Timbre
Tonality

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Pitch

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How high or low something is
All sound has pitch does not have to be musical

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Tempo

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The speed or pace of music
It affects the mood

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4
Q

Fast tempo would make

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Happy music

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5
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Describes how melodies are layers in a piece
Layers of sound are different things happening at the same time in a piece of music

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Texture

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Dynamics

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Describes the volume

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7
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How long or short a note is

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Duration

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Timbre

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The instruments being played

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Articulation

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The way a note is played
It can be played smooth or detatched

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10
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The key or character of a note
Major or minor

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Tonality

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Minor would be

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Generally sad and slow

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12
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Lento

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Slowly

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13
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Slow and stately

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Largo

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14
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Leisurely

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Adagio

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15
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Andante

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Walking pace

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Fast

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Lively

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Presto

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Fortissimo

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Cresendo

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Getting louder

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Loud

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Piano

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Pianissimo

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Gradually getting softer

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Mezzo piano
Moderately soft
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Moderately loud
Mezzoforte
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Contains one melody with no harmonies yet there can be a rhythm
Monophonic
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Contains two or more melodies playing at once
Polyphonic
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Homophonic
When there is more than one independent melody playing at once
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