ACADECA 2022-23 Music - Basics of Music Theory 4

Chord with 3 notes in 2 intervals of a 3rd; lowest note is the root, the 3rd is in the middle, and the 5th is on top

Complexity of a piece of music

Chordophone that is bowed or plucked

A musician’s personal techniques

Interval consisting of two consecutive half steps

Three-part form; two similar sections frame a contrasting middle section

Middle pitch in a triad

“Anchor” or point of rest; first and most important scale degree

Diatonic triad built on the fourth scale degree as root; common predominant harmony

Two or more voices performing the same pitches at the same time

Music with no tempo or beat

Instrument’s distinct sound; affected by its material, amount of resonance, and strength of overtones produced

Articulation in which a pitch is forcefully attacked and fades quickly; consecutive pitches sound separated

Starting pitch

Music which separates pitch changes with different syllables

Diatonic triad built on the second scale degree as root; common predominant harmony

Common form beginning with a statement of the theme and continues by altering the theme with each subsequent repetition

The speed of the beat

Highly dissonant interval consisting of three whole steps; one of the primary sources of tension in Western music

Process of beginning a set pattern of intervals on a different pitch; melody remains recognizable

System of arranging vocal parts so that each singer sings a relatively conjunct line; typically done by inverting chords

Aspect of a melody describing relative amount of pitches in each register

Sudden change

Phrase or theme which is changed slightly in performance

Aerophone in which the performer’s breath vibrates the air column using vibrating reeds; e.g. piccolo, flute

Notation of the piece’s meter; top number represents the beats per measure and bottom tells which note receives the beat

Set of musical phrases

Sound is a wave of energy

A rhythm where weak or in-between beats are emphasized

Diatonic triad using tonic pitch as the root; most stable chord in a key; Westerners perceive this chord as most stable