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What is Music? Music is authentic or implied sound/silence that is interpreted by a listener as purposefully organized based on cultural, academic, and archetypal standards What is pitch? fundamental frequency of a sound What is melody? It's how the song goes, a series of pitches that make up a recognizable line What is Harmony? The concurrent use of multiple pitches to create chords that support the melody. If a melody is horizontal, harmony is vertical Musical Alphabet A B C D E F G Harmonic Progression In the same way a melody is horizontal, a series of vertical chords string together to create an overall horizontal complement to a melody What is Rhythm? The flow of music through time Definite pitch Has a discernible frequency to our ears Melodic-based instruments (e.g. piano, violin, guitar, etc.) Indefinite pitch Many percussive sounds (e.g. bass drum, snare drum, etc.) What is Tempo? It refers to an overall feeling of a musical idea or section. If you are hearing drastic tempo changes every second or so, you are probably hearing rhythm. Largo 40 - 52 beats per minute Lento 48 - 60 beats per minute Adagio 56 - 68 beats per minute Andante 64 - 96 beats per minute Moderato 84 - 112 beats per minute Allegretto 100 - 124 beats per minute Allegro 120 - 168 beats per minute Presto 156 - 200 beats per minute Vivo/Vivace 192 - 208+ beats per minute Timbre The distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound). It is best to think of it as an abstract representation, using adjectives to describe the color of sound you hear. Strings Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Harp Woodwind Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon Brass Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba Percussion Snare Drum, Timpani, Bells, Cymbal, Bass Drum, Trap Set, Gong/Tam-Tam Keyboard Piano, Marimba, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Organ Idiophone Any instrument that produces sound through the instrument itself vibrating Membranophone Any instrument that produces sound by the vibrations of a membrane Chordophone Any instrument that creates sound through vibration of a stretched string Aerophone Any instrument that creates sound based on the vibration of air, without the use of strings or membranes Electrophone Involves instruments that primarily utilize electricity in sound production Corpophone Using any part of ther body as an instrument; clapping, snapping