Glossary
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 3:05 PM
Site: Open Learning
Course: Discovering music through listening (DMTL_1)
Glossary: Glossary
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Major/minorTerms to describe intervals, scales, chords and keys, distinguished mainly by the third note. |
MelodyThe correct term for a tune. |
MetreThe division of pulse into groups of 2, 3 or 4 beats. |
MotifThe shortest possible fragment of music that can be perceived structurally. |
MovementA self-contained section of a larger piece of music such as a sonata or symphony. Movements are characterised by differing tempos and characters and in performance are separated from each other by a brief pause. |
MutedMuffled or softened. |