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31 Cards in this Set
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What is MUSIC? |
The art form using sound, through time on a canvas of silience |
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Define Timbre. |
The Sound Source/Instrumentation |
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What makes an instrument a WOODWIND instrument? |
It has a reed (piece of wood that you blow accross) that vibrates. (Flutes and recorders are woodwinds even though they don't have a reed) |
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Name woodwind instruments that don't have a reed. |
Flute, Recorder |
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Name woodwind instruments that have a single reed |
Clarinet, Saxophone |
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Name woodwind instruments that have double reeds |
Oboe, Bassoon |
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What makes a brass instrument a brass instrument. |
The lips vibrate. |
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Name brass instruments |
Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba |
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What makes a string instrument a string instrument? |
The strings vibrate |
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Name some string instruments |
violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, mandolin, guitaron |
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What makes a percussion instrument a percussion instrument? |
You hit it. What you hit is what vibrates (a dream head, xylophone key, table top etc.) |
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Define Melody |
The horizontal element of music. |
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What is the difference between conjunt and disjunt melody? |
Conjunct is step-wise. Disjunt has lots of leaps. |
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Define Harmony |
The vertical element of music. |
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What is the difference between consonant and dissonant harmony? |
Consonant harmony "sounds good," is acoustivally simple, and provides relaxation/resolution. Dissonant harmony "sounds band," is acoustically complex, and provides tension. |
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What is texture? |
The relative thickness/thinness and the layers of sound. |
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What is monophonic texture? |
One unaccompanied melodic line. |
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What is homophonic texture? |
Melody with accompinament |
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What is polyphonic texture? |
Two or more equally important melodies unfolding simultaneously. |
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What is the most common texture in music? |
homophonic |
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What is Rhythm? |
The relative duration of sounds |
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What is the difference between metered and unmetered music? |
Metered music has a steady beat. Unmetered music does not. |
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What is more common in music, metered or unmmetered? |
metered |
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What is articulation? |
The relative connectedness/detachedness and the shape |
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What is the difference between legato and staccato? |
Legato is smooth and connected. Staccato is detached. |
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What does it mean to accente a note? |
To bring that note out compared to the notes around it. |
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What is Dynamics? |
The relative volume (quietness/loudness) of the music. |
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What is the difference between piano and forte dynamics? |
Piano means soft/quiet; forte means loud. |
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What is Form? |
The structure or design of a piece of music. |
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What is strophic form? |
Song Form, a structure of music using verses and choruses. |
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What are the three main parts of Sonata Form? |
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation |
