These words help us to describe specific features of different pieces of music.
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pitch |
The pitch of a note is how high or low it is.
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major |
Music in a major key sounds bright and happy.
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minor |
Music in a minor key sounds dull or sad.
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ascending |
A melody that is ascending is going up in pitch.
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descending |
A descending melody is going down in pitch (getting lower).
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conjunct |
A conjunct melody moves through notes that are next door to each other, such a A, B, C.
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disjunct |
A disjunct melody has big jumps in it, from C to G for example.
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duration |
Duration is the number of beats that individual notes are worth.
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tempo |
The tempo of a piece of music is how fast it goes, often measured in beats per minute..
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timbre |
Timbre is the specific sound made by different instruments or voices.
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structure |
Structure refers to how a piece of music uses different sections in various orders.
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dynamics |
In music, dynamics mean how loud or quiet the music is.
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metre
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The metre of a piece of music is how many beats it has in a bar.
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texture |
Texture in music describes how many different sounds you have and how they work together.
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