Music Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
Q
Pulse/beat
A
The heart beat of the music
2
Q
Pitch
A
High or low
3
Q
Tempo
A
Fast or slow
4
Q
Dynamics
A
Loud or quiet
5
Q
Duration
A
Long or short
6
Q
Articulation
A
Smooth or detached
7
Q
Texture
A
Thick or thin
8
Q
Tonality
A
Major or minor
9
Q
Minor
A
Sad sounding music
10
Q
Major
A
Happy sounding music
11
Q
Solo
A
One person playing
12
Q
Tutti
A
Everyone playing at the same time
13
Q
Unison
A
Everyone playing the same tune
14
Q
Melody
A
The tune
15
Q
Accompaniment
A
The backing to the tune
16
Q
Ostinato
A
A repeated pattern
17
Q
Staccato
A
Detached
18
Q
Legato
A
Smooth
19
Q
Rhythm
A
Combination of different durations
20
Q
Syncopation
A
Offbeat rhythm
21
Q
Pianissimo (pp)
A
Very soft
22
Q
Piano (p)
A
Soft
23
Q
Mezzo piano (np)
A
Moderately soft
24
Q
Mezzo forte (mf)
A
Moderately loud
25
Forte (f)
Loud
26
Fortissimo (ff)
Very loud
27
Crescendo
Gradually getting louder
28
Diminuendo
Gradually getting softer
29
Allegro
Fast
30
Moderato
At a moderate pace
31
Andante
At a walking pace
32
Adagio
Slow
33
Accelerando
Gradually getting faster
34
Rallentando
Gradually getting slower
35
Octave
Distance of 8 notes (between c to c)
36
Natural
Cancels the note a semitone
37
Flat (b)
Lowers the note a semitone
38
Sharp (#)
Raises the note a semitone (black note to right)
39
Chromatic scale
Scale using all semitones/both black and white notes
40
Tone
2 semitones/closest distance with 1 both in between
41
Semitone
Closest distance between 2 notes
