Rock Music History
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35 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Rhythm | Sensation of time and movement in music |
| Beat | Pulse |
| Meter | The number of beats per measure |
| Measure | Unit of meter |
| Tempo | The speed of the beat |
| Downbeat | The first beat of every measure |
| Syncopation | Displaced accents, stress on beats |
| Backbeat | Basic syncopation, heavy accents on beats 2 and 4 |
| Melisma | A musical passage sung to one syllable |
| Harmony | The organization of chords |
| Harmonic Rhythm | The rate at which the chords change |
| Chord | Pitches sounding together |
| Form | The design of a song |
| Chorus | One complete repetition of the form |
| Riff | A short melodic shape repeated over and over again |
| Introduction | Music heard at the beginning of a song before the lyrics begin |
| Verse | A section whose lyrics change when the section is repeated |
| Refrain | A section whose lyrics do not change when the section is repeated |
| Bridge | A section used for contrast, requiring one more section following to complete song |
| Interlude | Instrumental music between sections that have lyrics |
| Coda | A section at the end of the song, may have a repeating pattern that fades |
| Scale | A series of musical tones ascending/descending in order of pitches |
| Music | Organized sound |
| Cover | Version of a song performed by other than the original artists |
| Crossover | When music becomes popular to other than the intended audience |
| Genre | Category of musical composition characterized by a particular style |
| Classical | Music in the educated European tradition between 1770 and 1830 |
| Popular | Commonly liked or approved |
| Currency | General use, acceptance, or prevalence |
| Avant Garde | An intelligentsia that develops new concepts |
| Intelligentsia | Intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard |
| Bohemian | A person, such as a writer, living an unconventional life |
| Bourgeois | Marked by a concern for material interests and a tendency toward mediocrity |
| Eclectic | Composed of elements drawn from many sources |
| Art Form | A creative act that springs from the artist's experience as it reflects against society |
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