VPMC88H3 Chapter : Music Terms
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Pitch high = rapid frequency/ low = slow frequency. Dynamics amplitude of sound vibrations loudness/softness of sound. Tone color/timbre quality of sound dependent on instrument of production i. e. brass, strings, woodwinds, percussion, piano, voice etc. Usually described in terms like warm woodwinds bright brass, dark strings, etc. Rhythm arrangement of duration of sounds pattern of tension and release over time. Beat basic unit of musical duration regular recurring pulse. Meter grouping of beats into recurring patterns. Measure/bar a single occurrence of the recurring pattern. Simple meter: (duple/triple) main beats not subdivided or subdivided into two i. e. 2/4, 3/4, 4/4. Compound meter main beats are subdivided into three i. e. 6/8. Syncopation accenting a normally unaccented beat or portion of beat ( off beat ) Tempo how fast or slow the beat is. Metronome device used to tick out beats at various tempos. Interval distance between any two pitches (harmonic or melodic) Half step/semi-tone smallest interval (adjacent keys on a piano)
