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Music
Vocabulary
Measure
• The space on the staff between two
vertical lines. It is also called a bar.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why? Or How?
Bar lines
• Vertical lines on the staff which separate
measures of music.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why? Or How?
Meter
• The fraction appearing at the beginning of
the music or section indicating the
mathematical organization of rhythm. It is
also known as the time signature.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why? Or How?
Time Signature
• The fraction appearing at the beginning of
the music or section indicating the
mathematical organization of rhythm. It is
also known as the meter.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why? Or How?
Whole step
• Two half steps
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why? Or How?
Half step
• A Minor Second
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why? Or How?
Dance
• The physical response to rhythm.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why? Or How?
Timbre
• Tone color
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why? Or How?
Characteristics
• Unique attributes
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why? Or How?
Style
• The way it is played
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why?
Genre
• Special styles
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why?
Strings
• Instruments using plucked or bowed
strings to create the sound
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why?
Brass Winds
• Instruments using a cupped shaped
mouthpiece
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why?
Woodwinds
• Those originally made of wood or using a
reed to create the sound
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why?
Clef
• Symbol to indicate the tonal center
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why?
Score
• The conductor’s copy of the music.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form?
• Why?
Staff
• 5 lines and 4 spaces
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Expression
• Emotion portrayed in music
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Intonation
• The correct vibrations of a tone to match
the established standard or that of another
instrument
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Resonance
• Vibrations of an instrument’s sound
creating the unique sound of that particular
instrument
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Ledger Lines
• Short lines extending the staff upward or
downward
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Vertical Music
• Music composed in a chordal manner in
which most or all parts move together at
the same time
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Horizontal Music
• Music having independent lines weaving
a fabric of sound.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Second ending
• The short ending which will send
musicians forward to a new melodic
section.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Repeat
• To play it again
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Fugue
• A melodic presentation using varied
melodic and rhythmic alterations to
present new interpretations of the melody.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Fugetto
• A small or short section in a fugal style.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
First ending
• The short ending which will send
musicians back to a particular place to
repeat that section.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Double Bar
• Two bars of different size indicating the
end of a section or composition.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Dal signo al fine`
• Return to the sign and play to the fine`
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Da capo al fine`
• Return to the beginning and play to the
fine`
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Transposition
• To move the position of the tone to adjust
for the length of the instrument
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Tessitura
• That part of the range used most often
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Range
• The extreme from lowest to highest tone
for each instrument
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Key Signature
• Those sharps and/or flats which identify the
tonal center.
• B flat
• C
• G
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form,
(E) A and B?
• Why?
Homophonic
• Movement in a chordal manner
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Counterpoint
• Independent movement of musical lines in
correlation to each other
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Cannon
• The simple melodic repetition. It is also
called a round.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Brace
• Two or more staves joined with a bracket {
} indicating a system of music.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D)
Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Slur
• A curved line which smoothly connects
tones on different lines and/or spaces
without attack.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Tie
• A curved line connecting tones (adding
their value) on the same line or space.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Major Second
• Whole Step
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Minor Second
• Half Step
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Tutti
• The entire ensemble
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Music History
• The story of mankind’s music throughout
time.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Balance
• To achieve the aural perception of each
instrument or section being of the same or
equal volume without dominance by any
one instrument or section.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Blend
• To create an ensemble sound in which all
instruments/sections collectively create
one sound rather than individual sounds.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Dynamics
• Various degrees of loudness and softness
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
•
Forte (f )
• Strong or full
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Piano (p)
• Soft
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Mezzo (m)
• Medium
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Mezzo Forte (mf)
• Medium full
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Mezzo piano (mp)
• Medium soft
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Fortissimo (ff)
• Very strong
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Fortississimo (fff)
• Very, very strong
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
•
Pianissimo (pp)
• Very soft
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
•
Pianississiom (ppp)
• Very, very soft
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
•
Crescendo (cres.)
• To get louder
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Decrescendo (decres)
• To get softer Question: This affects or is affected by (A)
Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Diminuendo (dim)
• To gradually get softer
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
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Baroque
• The historic period between 1600 and
1750 AD
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Medieval
• The historic period prior to 1400 AD
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Renaissance
• The historic period between the 15th (1400
AD) and 17th (1600AD) centuries.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Rococo or Roccoco
• The French historic period between 1700
and 1799 AD (18th Century)
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Classical
• The historic period between 1750 and
1820 AD
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Impressionist
• The historic period between 1870 and
1880
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Expressionist
• The historic period originating in Germany
beginning in the 20th Century.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Experimental
• One type of music composed between
1950 and today.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Jazz
• Jazz is a musical form which originated at
the beginning of the 20th century in African
American communities in the Southern
United States from a confluence of African
and European music traditions.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Fusion
• The mixing of diverse musical styles
originating around 1980.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Strophic
• Repeated melody for each verse
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
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Through composed
• No repetition of music for new lyrics
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Pulse
• Steady, ongoing emphasis of the count
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Diatonic
• Within the Key
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Consonant Interval
• Interval requiring no resolution (change)
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
•
Dissonant Interval
• Interval requiring resolution (change)
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Dance
• The physical response to rhythm
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Variation
• Changing the melody, rhythm, or harmony
of a composition.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Instrumentation
• Those instruments used in the ensemble
to perform the composition or concert.
Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Concert
• A performance by a large ensemble of
several compositions.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Recital
• A performance by a soloist or small
ensemble of several works. These
compositions may be from the same or
different historic periods.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Interpretation
• The unique and individual manner in which
a performer presents a musical
composition.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?
Voicing
• The manner in which instruments or
voices may be arranged to present a
composition.
• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)
Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?
• Why?