Music key words

beat of the music

simple and compound time: 2/4 3/4

made up of regular groups

do not fit into the usual rhythmic patterns

the note-lengths of the original melody are made longer

the note-lengths of the original melody are shortenend

rhythm has three against metrical feel.

when two different rhythms are played together at the same time

when a composer changes the usual stress of the beats in the bar

when two or more different rhythms are played at the same time

will only use notes from the same scale

uses black notes in scale

clashes and sounds uncomfortable

doesn't clash

sustained or repeated note

sustained or repeated note in the bass

chordal texture / melody with accompainiment

chordal texture / melody with accompaniment 

to play the notes of a chord separateley

weaving together two or more equally important melodic lines

to copy

round of imitating voices

playing/singing at the same pitch

a single line melody 

degrees of the scale

crushed note

non crushed note

ancient scales

five note scale

whole tones

melodic phrase repeated at a different pitch

tune is turned upside down

short melodic phrase that is repeated a number of times in succession

when sound lasts longer because it is reflected between walls 

creates aggressive sound in rock music

returns to section A always

A B C D C B A

melody in the bass which is repeated over and over again