Music Lecture

vibration of an object

relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound

degrees of loudness or softness

Emphasize a tone by playing it more loudly than the tones around it

distance between the lowest and highest tones that a voice or an instrument can produce

a sound that has a definite pitch

the distance between any two tones

tones that are separated by an interval

very soft

soft

moderately soft

moderately loud

loud

very loud

gradually softer

gradually louder

the characteristic quality of sound produced by an instrument or voice.

guitar and violin

flute and clarinet

trumpet and trombone

bass drum, cymbals

organ and piano

synthesizer

the tone color of a single instrument

coordinates the performers and shapes the interpretation of a musical composition

thin stick to beat time and indicate pulse and tempo

plays solo violin passages and coordinates the bowing of string instruments

The symphony orchestras string section

a slightly curved stick strung tightly with horsehair

Musician plucks the string, usually with a finger of the right hand

By drawing the bow across two strings, a string player can sound two notes at once

The string player can produce a throbbing expressive tone by rocking the left hand while pressing the string down

Veil or muffle the tone by fitting a clamp on the bridge

Rapidly repeats tones by quick up and down strokes of the bow

Very high pitched tones like a whistles are produced when the musician lightly touches certain points on a string.

flow of music through time

regular recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time

a group containing a fixed number of beats

organization of beats into regular groups

first, or stressed beat of the measure