major
sounds bright and happy
minor
sounds sad.. funeraly
chromatic
all notes, when you play every note, black and white keys.
Consonance
chords/intervals that sound pleasing or “at rest” fulfilling
Dissonance
intervals, chords, or other pitch combinations that sound unpleasant, unfinished, or bad.
forms
organizes the music, road map/pattern, repetition and contrast.
theme
melodic idea, building block of music
theme and variation
same main theme, repeated with slight variation
AB
binary, has 2 parts in music
ABA
ternary, has 3 parts in music
instrument famz
1. Brass- trumpet, trombone, french horn, tube
2. String- violin, viola, cello, double bass
3. Woodwind- Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, sax
4. Percussion- drums, tamorine
meter
grouping or organizing notes/beats into sets
time signature
how many beats/note values
measure
where the groups of notes are at (box)
barline
wall/side of box/measure
fast
presto
medium
moderato
slow
largo
ostinato
repeating a pattern of sound; repetition of musical pattern