Music Keywords

?
  • Created by: A$AP
  • Created on: 25-05-16 15:00
Tempo
How fast or slow the music is.
1 of 23
Pulse
The constant beat throughout a piece of music.
2 of 23
Dynamics
How loud or quiet the music is.
3 of 23
Instrumentation
The instruments used in a piece.
4 of 23
Melody
The tune.
5 of 23
Pitch
How high or low something is.
6 of 23
Texture
How high or low something is.
7 of 23
Timbre
The sound or tone quality of a particular instrument or piece.
8 of 23
Structure
The form or layout of a piece of music.
9 of 23
Rhythm
How long or short the notes are.
10 of 23
Balungan
The original melody in a Gamelan piece of music.
11 of 23
Peking
The melody that decorates the original melody.
12 of 23
Heterophonic
A decorated texture.
13 of 23
Oral Tradition
The method of teaching music by ear, rather than through writing. It's passed down generations.
14 of 23
Baroque
A era from approximately 1600-1750.
15 of 23
Chord
Two or more notes played together at the same time. A 3 note chord is a triad. It uses 1, 3 & 5 of the scale.
16 of 23
12 Bar Blues
The chord sequence used to structure Blues music.
17 of 23
Improvisation
To make up music up on the spot.
18 of 23
Blues Scale
The scale used as a stimulus for improvisation in Blues music.
19 of 23
Sample
A digitally recorded fragment of sound.
20 of 23
Looping
To repeat a sample.
21 of 23
Metronome
A device that plays a pulse to you, to help you keep in time.
22 of 23
Accompaniment
A part that supports a main melody or rhythm.
23 of 23

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Pulse

Back

The constant beat throughout a piece of music.

Card 3

Front

Dynamics

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Instrumentation

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Melody

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Music resources:

See all Music resources »See all Music resources »