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51 Cards in this Set
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The number of complete vibrations.
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Pitch
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The highness or lowness of a sound.
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Octave
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Interval from one tone to another that is eight full above or below the original tone.
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Chromatic Scale
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Set of twelve pitches contained within the octave.
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Equal Temperament Tuning
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Tuning to equally spaced frequencies.
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Dynamics
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Italian terminology used when referring to the volume or intensity of music.
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Piano
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Quiet.
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Forte
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Loud.
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Pianissimo
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Very quiet.
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Fortissimo
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Very loud.
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Mezzo Piano
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Medium quiet
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Mezzo Forte
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Medium loud.
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Crescendo
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Growing
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Decrescendo
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Diminishing
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Timbre
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The quality of a sound
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Harmonics
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Overtones
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Beat
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Difference between two frequencies
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Dissonance
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When audible beating effects clashes between the harmonics of the pitches being played.
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Consonance
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When vibrations in the overtones complement one another and any beating is too rapid to be heard.
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Ressonance
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The response of the material being forced into motion at one of its naturally occurring frequencies.
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Rhythm
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Temporal organization of sounds and silences.
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Beat
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The most basic unit of rhythm.
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Tempo
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The speed at which the song is performed.
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Meter
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The specific rhythm that is determined by the number of beats and by the pattern of recurring stresses on certain beats.
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Measure
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The unit that is used to group beats into sets in accordance with the meter.
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Staff
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A set of five horizontal lines and four intermediate spaces.
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Bar Lines
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Vertical lines that separate one measure from the next
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Bar
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A measure
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Downbeat
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The first beat of a measure
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Syncopation
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When accents occur at unexpected times on usually unaccented beats.
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Clef Sign
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Indicates the pitch represented by one line of a staff.
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Rests
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Indicate silances of differing lengths.
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Time Signature
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A musical notation that indicates how many beats are in each measure and what note value receives one beat.
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Clef
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A symbol at the beginning of a staff that designates the pitch range to be displayed on the staff.
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Treble Clef
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Indicates that the second line from the bottom of the staff is the note G.
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Bass Clef
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Used to designate the lower notes.
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Scale
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A sequence of rising or falling pitches.
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Diatonic Scale
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A scale of seven tones per octave.
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Tonality
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The organization of music around a particular tone.
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Dominant
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The fifth note of the major scale.
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Leading Tone
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The seventh note of the major scale.
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Key Signature
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The flats and sharps in a given key.
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Minor Scales
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A scale in which the distance between the first and third notes is three semitones.
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Harmony
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The combination of more than one musical pitch at a time and the subsequent relationships between intervals and chords.
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Chord
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Three or more tones sounded simultaneously.
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Triad
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Combines a beginning note and the third and fifth notes above it.
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Cadence
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Progression of notes or chords that gives closure to a passage of music.
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Monophonic
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A single strand of melody that is performed without accompaniment.
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Polyphonic
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Music that consists of two or more independent melodies.
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Homophony
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A texture with one melody and varied supporting accompaniment.
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Heterophony
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Texture in which a single melody is played or sung by two or more different instruments or singers simultaneously.
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