• Major - sounds pleasant, positive, happy

• Minor - sounds dark, sad, negative

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Major/Minor

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Melody & Harmony

Melody, also known as a 'theme'

​Notes arranged together to create an idea.

This is what yo​u hum or sing along with to a song.​

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​Harmony

When two or more notes are played at the same time, the non-melody note is called harmony.

How fast or slow the music is

​Tempo Names -

• Allegro - Fast

• Moderato - Medium

• Andante - Slow

​Gives the music it's pulse or heartbeat

Tempo

​Rhythm

Rhythm is the organization of different beats that backs the music.

This will keep the tempo and is usually played by percussion (drum set).

This is what makes you want to tap your toe or dance to music.​

Instruments are split into 4 families. Different instruments can cause music to have different sounds.​

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Instruments

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Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe, & Bassoon

Family Members

Woodwinds

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​Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba

​Family Members

Brass

​Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass, Guitar, Ukulele, Harp

​Family Members

Strings

​Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Drum Set, Cymbals, Timpani, Marimba, Chimes, Piano

Family Members​

Percussion

​Characteristic of sound that makes the instruments sound different.​

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Helps create the difference between genres and decides what instruments are used in which genres

Timbre

How loud or soft a song is

• piano - soft

• mezzo piano - medium soft

• mezzo forte - me​dium loud

• forte - loud

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Dynamics​

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Form

The road map of music

​A - Verse

B - Chorus

C - Bridge​

Many songs follow this pattern:

​- A, B, A, B, C, B​

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(Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus​)

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Texture

Creates all of the elements to make an overall sound.

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Is what distinguishes different genres of music from one another.​