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5 Musical Terms Every Filmmaker Needs to Know

• Instrumentation. The term instrumentation describes how and when instruments are used in a piece of music.
• Rhythm and Tempo.
• Melody and Harmony.
• Dynamics.
• Chords.
• Using These Terms (and others)
• Supported by: Drew Silverstein and Michael Hobe.

an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color. the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both.

tempo, speed or pacing of a piece of music, playing an essential role in performance and acting as the heartbeat of expression. The word tempo, meaning “time” in Italian, is derived from the Latin tempus.

largamente. broad and sustained but vigorous, without changing tempo. liberamente. freely, boldly.

It's called the circle of fifths because it's based on the interval of a fifth, which is the distance between two musical notes that are five steps apart in the musical alphabet. For example, the interval of a fifth between C and G includes the notes C, D, E, F, and G.

Melody, harmony, rhythm, and form and the expressive elements of dynamics, tempo, and timbre (tone color).

So next time you are listening to a piece of music, try to separate out the parts and listen to how each of the Elements of Music are being used. Listen for the Dynamics, Form, Harmony, Melody, Rhythm, Texture, Timbre and Tonality. You might even want to start keeping a listening journal of the music you hear.

The word music comes from the Greek word (mousike), which means "(art) of the Muses". In Ancient Greece the Muses included the goddesses of music, poetry, art, and dance. Someone who makes music is known as a musician.

Grave – slow and solemn (20–40 BPM) Lento – slowly (40–45 BPM) Largo – broadly (45–50 BPM) Adagio – slow and stately (literally, “at ease”) (55–65 BPM)

Allegretto - moderately fast (but less so than allegro) Allegro moderato - moderately quick (112–124 BPM) Allegro - perhaps the most frequently used tempo marking (120–168 BPM, which includes the “heartbeat tempo” sweet spot) Vivace - lively and fast (typically around 168-176 BPM)

Boldness doesn't mean rude, obnoxious, loud, or disrespectful. Being bold is being firm, sure, confident, fearless, daring, strong, resilient, and not easily intimidated.

allegro: a fast tempo. alto: a low-ranged female voice; the second lowest instrumental range. andante: moderate tempo (a walking speed; "Andare" means to walk) aria: a beautiful manner of solo singing, accompanied by orchestra, with a steady metrical beat.