Music Key Words 0.0 / 5 ? MusicChopinGCSENone Created by: cara_mel_cookiesCreated on: 03-06-16 20:14 Music Key Words Cara Kennedy 1 of 28 Tempo How fast or slow the music is 2 of 28 Pulse The constant beat throughout a piece of music 3 of 28 Dynamics How loud or quiet the music is 4 of 28 Instrumentation The instruments used in a piece 5 of 28 Melody The tune 6 of 28 Pitch How high or low something is 7 of 28 Texture How the instruments and layers work together in a piece 8 of 28 Timbre The sound or tone quality of a particular instrument or piece 9 of 28 Structure The form or layout of a piece of music 10 of 28 Rhythm How long or short the notes are 11 of 28 Balungan The original melody in a Gamelan piece of music 12 of 28 Peking The melody that decorates the original melody 13 of 28 Heterophonic A decorated texture 14 of 28 Oral Tradition The method of teaching music by ear, rather than through written notation, passed on from generation to generation 15 of 28 Baroque An era from approximately 1600-1750 16 of 28 Chord Two or more notes played together at the same time 17 of 28 Triad A three note chord using notes 1, 3 and 5 of the scale 18 of 28 12 Bar Blues The chord sequence used to structure Blues music 19 of 28 Improvisation To make music up on the spot 20 of 28 Blues Scale The scale used as a stimulus for improvisation in Blues music 21 of 28 Sample A digitally recorded fragment of sound 22 of 28 Looping To repeat a sample 23 of 28 Metronome A device that plays a pulse to you to help keep you in time when recording 24 of 28 Accent To emphasise something 25 of 28 Time Signature How many beats there are in each bar 26 of 28 Syncopation Accenting the weaker beats 27 of 28 Accompaniment A part that supports a main melody or rhythm 28 of 28
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