The succession of single pitches that we perceive as recognizable whole

This propels the music forward.

The simultaneous combination of sounds.

This scale is built on whole and half steps.

The interweaving of musical lines of melody and harmony together.

The distance between the lowest and highest notes of any instrument.

2/4, 3/4, 4/4

Three or more notes sounded together.

These raise or lower natural pitches.

The simplest of all textures.

The shape of any melody that turns upward or downward.

This is the basic unit of rhythm.

Also known as do, re mi, fa sol, la ti, do.

This scale is built with all half steps. It is also referred to as the color scale.

Canons and rounds are examples of this type of texture.

The distance between any two pitches.

3/8, 6/8, 12/8

Tension and resolution are also known as.

Rewriting a song to fit your instrument is called.

Many voiced texture with different melodic lines.

The two words mean to move by steps or jumps.

All measures have these kinds of beats.

The Tonic is the central pitch, but this is the over all principal on which melody and harmony are built.

The changing from one key to another in any song is called.

One melodic voice is prominent over accompanying lines or voices.