Elements of Music- Rhythm/Melody/Harmony/Timbre/Texture
duple meter
2 or 4 beats grouped together in each meter
Harmony
2 or more notes played together making a pleasant sound.
triple meter
3 or 6 beats grouped together in each meter
Melody
A memorable series of pitches with a rhythm
Rhythm
A pattern of long and short sounds and silence
tempo
How fast or slow the music is
brass
Instrument, made of brass or silver, whose sound is produced by the vibrations of the player's lips
strings
Instruments that produce sound through vibrating strings by bowing or plucking
woodwind
Instruments which produce sounds by blowing across a hole, against an edge or through a single or double reed,
beat
The steady pulse of the music
meter
how many counts or beats in each measure
percussion
instruments that make a sound by the following: striking,shaking, and scraping
polyphonic texture
performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest at the same time
Texture
refers to the feel the musical work imparts
homophonic texture
single line of melody supported by a harmonic accompaniment
Monophonic texture
single melodic line without accompaniment
voice parts
soprano,alto,tenor, baritone, bass
pitch
the highness or lowness of a sound/note
Form
the process by which musical ideas are stated and developed
voice
the range of pitch or type of tone with which a person sings
Melodic Counter
the shape of a melody
brass instruments in order
trumpet,french horn, trombone,baritone, and tuba
Timbre
unique quality of sound