Music Appreciation - Basic terms

What is an "easy" definition of music?

• Notes and rests.

• Sounds that are organized in time.

• Sounds that make you feel your emotions.

• Pitches that get higher and lower.

What is pitch?

• How high or low tones are.

• How fast or slow tones are.

• How loud or soft tones are.

What are dynamics?

• How fast or slow the music is.

• How high or low music notes are.

• How loud or soft music is.

What is tempo?

• How fast or slow music is.

• How loud or soft music is.

• How high or low music notes are.

What are intervals?

• Spaces in the music.

• The distance between one measure and another.

• The measure in difference between how loud and soft two pitches are.

• The distance in pitch between two tones.

What is syncopation?

• When a beat falls in an unexpected place in music.

• Rhythm that occurs on the beat.

• Notes that carry over into another measure.

• Quiet music.

True or False: To "notate" music means to write it down.

• True

• False

What are the 4 main properties of musical sounds?

• Pitch

  Dynamics

  Instruments

  Syncopation

• Pitch

  Dynamics

  Frequency

  Expression

• Pitch

  Dynamics

  Timbre

  Rhythm

What are the four main voice types?

• Soprano

  Alto

  Tenor

  Bass

• Mezzo Soprano

  Contralto

  Baritone

  Bass

• Soprano

  Contralto

  Baritone

  Bass

• Mezzo Soprano

  Alto

  Tenor

  Baritone

True or False: A Flute is a Brass Instrument.

• True

• False