[MUSI 2040] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 18 pages long Study Guide!
5 Oct 2016
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Building blocks: pitch how high or low the sound is. Interval space between two pitches; how far apart they are; can be two pitches played at the same time and one after the other. Melody tune: conjunct melody intervals are closes together (ex: ode to joy, disjunct melody intervals are farther apart; wider; leaps (ex: amazing grace) Duple groups of two (ode to joy) Triple groups of three (amazing grace: tempo: how fast is the pulse, can be unmetered no pulse. Rhythm duration of notes in relationship to meter: syncopated emphasized strong beats in rhythm don"t line up with meter, straight strong beats in rhythm mostly line up with the pulse. Texture how musical lines (voices) relate to each other: can be thick or thin, monophonic only melody, no harmony, homophonic melody and accompaniment, polyphonic many sounds of equal importance (like two melodies)
