Music Flash Cards

Question	Answer
What two Indonesian islands does Gamelan come from?	Java and Bali
What family do the instruments of Gamelan belong to?	Percussion
What are Gamelan instruments made of?	Bronze
What is the musical structure called in Gamelan and how many notes are in it?	Structure Name = Slendro Five notes in a slendro.
What is the structure definition called if the structure is ABA?	Ternary
How many sections are in a binary musical structure? How is it layed out?	Two sections. Layed out as ABAB.
How is a rondo music structure layed out?	ABACADA
What is pitch?	How high or low
What is dynamics?	Volume
What is the name of the element that talks about the speed of the music?	Tempo
What name is given to the arrangement of sounds in music?	Rhythm
What is texture? How do you describe it?	How many parts are playing at once. Thick and Thin
What is duration?	How long the length of the notes are?
What is the name given to the element that describes the sound of the instruments?	Timbre
What is the name given to the element that describes the layout of the piece?	Structure
What is the pulse?	The accents of the beat
What is the element harmony?	The key, chords and accompianiment
What is the initials that describe 'very quiet' in dynamics?	PP
What are the initials for 'quiet' in dynamics?	P
What do the initials 'MP' mean in dynamics of music?	Medium Quiet
What do the initials 'MF' stand for in dynamics?	Medium Loud
What are the initials used for describing loud in dynamics?	F
What are the initials used to describe very loud in dynamics?	FF
What is the term for 'very slow' in tempo?	Grave
What is the term for 'slow' in tempo?	Adagio
What does 'andante' mean in terms of tempo?	Walking Pace
What does 'moderato' mean in terms of tempo?	Moderate
What is the term for fast when it comes to tempo?	Allegro
What is the term for 'very fast' in music when it comes to tempo?	Motto Allegro

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