Music Vocab Quiz 1

Any rhythmic, melodic, or harmonic grouping of sounds that is specifically composed and that forms a unity so as to convey a message, to communicate, or to entertain.

The concordant combination of notes sounded simultaneously to produce chords.

The specific quality of a sound that makes it a recognizable tone.

Placed at the beginning of the staff to indicate pitches, also called the "F-Clef".

The regular pulse of music.

A notaional symbol used to represent the duration of sound, and when placed on the musical staff, to also indicate the pitch of the sound.

A set of five, equidistant, horizontal lines joined together by a brace - used to communicate a musical notation.

The subdivision of a space of time into a defined, repeated pattern. The controlled movement of music in time.

Placed at the beginning of the staff to indicate pitches, also called the "G-Clef".

A tune; a succession of tones comprised of mode, rhythm and pitches so arranged as to achieve musical shape.