The four main properties of musical sounds are pitch, dynamics, tone color, and
Duration
The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called
Pitch
A tone in music is a sound that
has a definite pitch
The distance in pitch between any two tones is called
an interval
The distance between the lowest and highest tones a voice or instrument can produce is called
a pitch range
Dynamics in music refers to
a degree of loudness or softness
A gradual increase in loudness is known as a
crescendo
A gradual decrease in loudness is known as a
diminuendo
Tone color is synonymous with
timbre
A part of an instrument’s total range is called a
register
The ________ is a regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time.
beat
The element of music defined as the ordered flow of music through time, or more specifically, the particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music, is
rhythm
The organization of beats into regular groups is called a
meter
The first, or stressed, beat of a measure is known as the
downbeat.
When an accent occurs on an unexpected beat, the effect is known as
syncopation
The term ___________ refers to the rate of speed of the beat of the music.
tempo
A gradual slowing-down of tempo is indicated by the term
ritardando.
In musical notation, pitches are written on a set of five horizontal lines called a
staff
Melody may be defined as
a series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole.
A melody is said to move by steps if it moves by
adjacent scale tones.
Staccato refers to playing or singing a melody
in a short of detached manner
A smooth, connected style of playing a melody is known as
legato
A part of a melody is called a
phrase
A melodic phrase ending that sets up expectations for continuation is known as a(n)
incomplete cadence.
A cadence is
a resting place at the end of a phrase.
A melody that serves as the starting point for a more extended piece of music is called a
theme
Sequence may be defined as
the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch.
_____________ in music adds support, depth, and richness to a melody.
harmony
The musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other is
harmony
A chord is
a combination of three or more tones sounded at once.
A consonance is a combination of tones that
is considered stable and restful.
A combination of tones that is considered unstable and tense is called a
dissonance.
When a dissonance moves to a consonance, it is called a
resolution
The central tone around which a musical composition is organized is called the
tonic
Key refers to
a central tone, scale, and chord.
Tonality is another term for
key
Modulation refers to
a shift from one key to another within the same composition.
Musical texture refers to
how many different layers of sound are heard at the same time.

what kind of layers of sound are heard (melody or harmony).

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how layers of sound are related to each other.

The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is
monophonic
When two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is
polyphonic
When a melodic idea is presented by one voice or instrument and then restated immediately by another voice or instrument, the technique is called
imitation
Homophonic texture consists of
one main melody accompanied by chords.
Form in music is
the organization of musical ideas in time.
Retaining some features of a musical idea while changing others is called
variation
Repetition is a technique widely used in music because it
creates a sense of unity.

helps engrave a melody in the memory.

provides a feeling of balance and symmetry.

Forward motion, conflict, and change of mood All come from
contrast
A musical statement followed by a contrasting statement and then a return of the original statement would be called
ternary form
Three-part form can be represented as
A B A.

A B A’.

statement, contrast, return.

The form consisting of a musical statement followed by a counterstatement would be called
binary
In music, _________ refers to a characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, tone color, dynamics, harmony, texture, and form.
style
Firebird
stravinsky
Farandole from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Bizet
Young person’s guide to the orchastra
Britten
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bourree from Suite in E Minor for Lute
Frederic Chopin
Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4
Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Reed Pipes from Nutcracker Suite