Music Vocab set 1

1. The speed of music
4. The basic subject matter of a piece of music. A theme can be a phrase, a short motive, a full tune, etc.
7. two notes that are the same note but are eight steps higher or lower than each other/ a set of eight notes
8. Signature the arrangement of sharp or flat signs on particular lines and spaces of a musical staff
9. the duration, or length, of the notes in time
10. The volume of sound, the loudness or softness of a musical phrase
12. a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously
14. The distance between two pitches

2. A short fragment of melody or rhythm used in constructing a long section of music
3. a succession of pitches, the main music line
5. The quality of "highness" or "lowness" of sound
6. a regular, repeating pulse that underlies a musical pattern
11. A selection of ordered pitches that provides the pitch material for music
13. The simultaneous sounding of different pitches, or chords