Theory Review

2. The speed at which music is performed, i.e., the rate per unit of time of metrical beats/pulses in a piece of music.
3. The repeating unit of time that you feel as the basic rhythmic structure of a piece of music. The “heartbeat” of a piece of music.
7. a device used to indicate the tempo of a piece by sounding regular beats at adjustable speed.
10. an emphasis, stress, or stronger attack placed on a particular note or set of notes, or chord
11. a symbol used in musical notation to represent the duration of a sound and, when placed upon a staff, to indicate its pitch.
13. Two pitches that sound the same but are spelled differently.
15. the systematic arrangement of musical sounds in time.
16. Musical symbol that shows where the different pitches are placed on the staff.
17. Group of pitches, or scale, that make up the base of a piece of music.

1. any means of writing down music
4. It shows the meter.
5. How high or low a note sounds.
6. Musical symbol of sharps or flats at the beginning of a section/piece of music that tells you which accidentals carry through the piece of music.
8. the organization of strong and weak beats into measures.
9. The study of the structure and systems of music, focusing on understanding the elements that make up music and how they work together to create a cohesive whole.
12. Symbol for indicating silence of a certain duration.
14. A chunk of music with a specific number of beats.