Music
the organization of sound in time
Pitch
the highness/lowness of sound
Tempo
speed/pace of the piece of music
Dynamics
loud/soft of piece of music, Ital. terms to describe the degrees of loud/soft
Rhythm
flow of music through time, the particular arrangements of the note lengths. Metrical vs. non metrical-can you tap your tow to a beat, or is it free rhythm without a pulse
Meter
grouping of beats
Melody
a series of pitches that seem to have a unified whole, singable vs. nonsingable
Style
characteristic way of using tone color, melody, harmony, thythm, form, texture
Harmony
the way chords are consturcted and the way they follow each other
Key
centering of a melody around a central note or tonal center. Based on major/minor scales. If it’s atonal, it is without a tonal center. To change key is to modulate.
Triad
simple most basic chord
Cadence
chord progression that signals the end of a section or a piece
Consanace
Stable, restful chords
Dissonance
unstable, tense chords