Review Terms

the quality of a note that distinguishes a high note from a low one

• Pitch

• Rhythm

• Theme

• Interval

the number of sound waves per second

• scale

• transposition

• frequency

• syncopation

measurement of frequency

• thermometer

• hertz

• accelerando

• dynamics

the distance in pitch between any two notes

• frequency

• octave

• melody

• interval

the simplest possible ratio between two frequencies, 2:1

• octave

• interval

• transposition

• dynamics

a convenient construction for illustrating the tonic and pitch set used in a piece of music

• melody

• scale

• interval

• theme

point of momentary arrival

• scale

• motive

• triple meter

• cadence

section of a melody from one cadence to another

• theme

• phrase

• meter

• crescendo

short melodic fragment that is repeated at certain points, often used as “cell” or “building block”

• phrase

• theme

• motive

• cadence

entire melody recognized as a discrete entity

• motive

• interval

• transposition

• theme