Glossary
Friday, 19 April 2024, 5:49 AM
Site: Open Learning
Course: Discovering music through listening (DMTL_1)
Glossary: Glossary
A
AccompanimentThe part of the music that is subordinate to a melody. |
ArticulationThe manner in which notes are differentiated. |
B
BarA fixed number of beats (2, 3, 4) defined by metre. |
Bass lineThe lowest part of a piece of music which outlines the chords. |
BeatThe basic pulse underlying a piece of music which may be stressed or unstressed. |
Block chordsA succession of similar chords. |
C
ChordTwo or more notes sounded simultaneously. In Western music the notes sounded operate in relationship to a scale. |
Chord progressionA succession of chords related to each other. |
ConsonanceThe harmonious sounding of two or more notes. |
CrescendoGradually getting louder. |