DRAMATICS: Ingredients of Music (Junior Cert Music): Flashcards

Short musical ideas

How loud or soft the music is

How long or short the note is

Rhythmic and/or harmonic support for melody

Numbers of beats in a bar

High and low pitches shaped in a particular way

How to play a specific note or chord

How fast or slow the music is played

Effect when melodies/chords are layered together

The scale the music is based on

Any device that produces a musical sound

Quality of sound or timbre (colour) of an instrument

Two or more notes sounding together

Two-chord progression at end of phrase; sounds finished or unfinished

Overall plan of a piece of music