Year 8 Concepts of Music

Pitch in music refers to

• The layers of sound in a piece and the roles they

• The speed of the music; How fast or slow the beats are moving

• The way sounds (or notes) appear to be high or low.

When we talk about 'Duration' in music class we mean

• How long a sound actually lasts for, often measured in terms of beats as well as the patterns of long and short sounds used in music

• The characteristic quality of a sound; what it sounds like. The quality that makes flutes sound like flutes and violins sound like violins.

• The layers of sound in a piece and the roles they play

Tone Colour refers to

• The underlying pulse that can be detected in most music; it’s what you tap your foot to or clap in time with.

• The characteristic quality of a sound; what it sounds like. The quality that makes flutes sound like flutes and violins sound like violins.

• How loud or quiet a sound is, and the patterns of loud and quiet sections in music.

Dynamics

• The way music moves; the flow of sound through time. This word can also refer to the layer of texture within music made up of drum patterns and percussion ostinatos.

• How loud or quiet a sound is, and the patterns of loud and quiet sections in music.

• The way sounds (or notes) appear to be high or low.

When we talk about Texture in music class we refer to

• The underlying pulse that can be detected in most music; it’s what you tap your foot to or clap in time with.

• The characteristic quality of a sound; what it sounds like. The quality that makes flutes sound like flutes and violins sound like violins.

• The layers of sound in a piece and the roles they play

Melody is

• The underlying pulse that can be detected in most music; it’s what you tap your foot to or clap in time with.

• A group of different notes played at the same time. Usually this involves special combinations of notes called chords

• A pattern of notes played one after the other; a tune.

Harmony refers to

• A group of different notes played at the same time. Usually this involves special combinations of notes called chords

• A pattern of notes played one after the other; a tune.

• The way beats tend to be organized into sets of two or three. A regularly recurring pattern of accented sounds.

  On musical scores this is described by the Time Signature.

A bass line in music is

• A group of different notes played at the same time. Usually this involves special combinations of notes called chords

• A low part that gives depth to the texture and acts as a foundation to the harmony.

• The way beats tend to be organized into sets of two or three. A regularly recurring pattern of accented sounds.

  On musical scores this is described by the Time Signature.

Metre in music refers to

• A group of different notes played at the same time. Usually this involves special combinations of notes called chords

• A low part that gives depth to the texture and acts as a foundation to the harmony.

• The way beats tend to be organized into sets of two or three. A regularly recurring pattern of accented sounds.

  On musical scores this is described by the Time Signature.

The term 'Rhythm' in music refers to

• A group of different notes played at the same time. Usually this involves special combinations of notes called chords

• A pattern of notes played one after the other; a tune.

• The way music moves; the flow of sound through time. This word can also refer to the layer of texture within music made up of drum patterns and percussion ostinatos.