Music Terms - Am studies
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- vocal or musical sound or quality
- tone
- speed of the music that is performed
- tempo
- notes that are short and seperated, pointy, jumpy
- staccato
- smooth and connected; not interupted
- legato
- volume of sound
- intensity (dynamics)
- to play or sing loud
- forte
- to play medium loud
- mezzo-forte
- soft or quiet
- piano
- medium soft
- mezzo-piano
- fast; running tempo
- allegro
- middle speed; moderate; medium
- moderate
- slow; walking tempo
- andante
- type; style of music; classification
- genre
- highness or lowness of sound
- pitch
- vibration per seocnd
- hz; hertz
- three or more pitches sounding simultaneously usually in a specific arrangement
- chord
- to gradually increase tempo
- accelerando
- disagreeable sounds
- dissonat; minor chord
- pleasing to the ear
- consonant; major chord
- putting stress on a tone or beat
- accent
- melody
- succession of notes in time; main idea; most recognizable part
- rhythm
- the pulse that defines the time that a piece of music exists in; the beat; notes arranged in time; defines the melody
- form
- structure; patterns of repitition and contrast; adds dimension
- harmony
- two or more notes sounding at the same time; suports the melody fills out sound
- texture
- layering of sounds
- Fugue
- starts with one voice and adds three; all in minor
- tone color (timbre)
- unique quality or characteristics of a sound or instrument