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| What Is Tone? |
KEY WORDS:
SOUND
NOISE
TONE
PITCH
DURATION
DYNAMICS
TIMBRE
MUSIC IS COMPOSED OF SOUNDS PLEASANT TO THE EAR
SOUND MAY BE MADE FROM NOISE OR TONE
NOISE IS MADE BY IRREGULAR VIBRATIONS SUCH AS THE SHOT OF A GUN
TONE IS PRODUCED BY REGULAR VIBRATIONS SUCH AS THE STRUMMING OF A GUITAR
A TONE HAS FOUR CHARACTERISTICS
PITCH IS THE HIGHNESS OR LOWNESS OF A TONE
DURATION IS THE LENGTH OF A TONE
DYNAMICS IS THE FORCE OR POWER OF A TONE
TIMBRE IS THE QUALITY OF A TONE
DYNAMICS ARE INDICATED BY WORDS SUCH AS.......
PIANISSIMO PP VERY SOFT
PIANO P SOFT
MEZZO PIANO MP MEDIUM SOFT
MEZZO FORTE MF MEDIUM LOUD
FORTE F LOUD |
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