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59 Cards in this Set
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A cappella
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Singing without accompaniment
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Accent
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Emphasis on a note, word, or Phrase
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Articulation
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The way a sound is started and ended.
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Attack
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the beginning of a sound
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breath
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one cycle of inspiration/expiration
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Chord
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Two or more pitches sounding tgogether
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Chromatic
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Moving in half-steps
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Compound meter
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Meter that is made up of simple meters 2/4 + 3/4
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Counting
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Mentally breaking down a rhythm into divisions
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diatonic
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Moving within a key without changes
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Diction
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Correct and clear pronunciation of consonants
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Dynamics
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Relative loudness or softness
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Embouchure
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mouth position in brass and woodwinds
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Harmony
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the system of moving from chord to chord
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Homophonic
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a style where all parts have the same rhythm
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Intonation
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being in tune with accompaniment or others
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Key-major
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based on a scale of w/w/h/w/w/w/h steps
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Key-minor
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based on a scale of
w/h/w/w/h/w/w/ steps |
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Melody
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pitches in sequence that form a pattern
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Meter
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the division of time into units
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Phrase
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Notes played or sung in one breath
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Pitch
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The highness or lowness of sound measured in Hz.
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Placement
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vocal term--where the sound is placed in the head
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Polyphonic
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where each part has an independent rhythm
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Posture
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sitting/standing correctly and efficiently
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Pulse
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feeling where the beat is
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Release
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How a sound is ended
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Rhythm
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how a sound is placed in time
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Sacred
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music that is written for spiritual or religious use
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Secular
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music that is written for entertainment
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slur
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playing a series of pitches without tonguing
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solfege
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Italian system of pitch and interval ear training
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Tempo
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the speed at which a regular pulse is repeated
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Tone color/ Timbre
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the relative brightness or darkness of a sound
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Tongue
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to start a sound with the tongue on reed or mouthpiece
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Unison
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everyone on the same pitch
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accompaniment
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A vocal or solo part that supports or is background for a solo part
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Bar
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a unit of music, such as 12-bar or 8-bar, denoting length.
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Beat
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a unit of measure in rhythmic time
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Canon
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a musical form in which melody is imitated exactly in one or more parts, similar to a round.
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Chamber music
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any music written for a chamber ensemble-a string quartet, a piano trio, a chamber orchestra, etc. Music for a soloist, or for soloist with accompanist, may or may not be chamber music.
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Choral, choral
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choral means of a choir; a choral work is a work for choir, and a chorus is a relatively large choir, or a group of singers
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chord
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three or more tones played simultaneously
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compose
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to create original music by organizing sound. Usually written down for others to perform.
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composition
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a single, complete piece of music, (also, piece and work.)
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Concert
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a program by a chamber ensemble, orchestra, band, or chorus; there are also rock, jazz, and pop concerts
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Dynamics
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variation and contrast in force or intensity
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elements of music
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melody, harmony, rhythm, and form and the expressive elements of dynamics, tempo, and timbre (tone color)
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embellishment
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notes that are added to ornament a melody (melodic embellishment) or rhythmic pattern (rhythmic embellishment)
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Ensemble
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any group of performers, but it is most commonly used for smaller groups. A large group would be referred to as an orchestra, chorus, or band
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Form
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the organiztion and structure of a composition, and the interrelationships of music events within the overall structure
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Genre
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a type of musical work such as choral, jazz, mariachi, etc.
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Harmony
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the simultaneous sounding of two or more tones of relative tone
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Improvise
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to spontaneously compose music
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Theme
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the main idea underlying the subject in a work of art
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Trompe L' Oeil
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French phrase meaning, "fool the eye". Trompe l'oeil artists paint images designed to trick people into thinking that they are real
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Value
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the measurement of light and darkness in a work of art
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Watercolor
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a type of paint made from a mixture of powdered pigments (colors) with a binder and water
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Acrylics
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quick drying, plastic polymer pigment used with water
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