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14 Cards in this Set
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Rhythm
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Arrangement of durations in a particular melody or some other musical passage.
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Beats
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Basic unit of measurement for time in music
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Accent
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strong beats versus weak beats. In order to organize time
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Meter (4)
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1. Any recurring patterns of accented beats.
2. Each occurrence of this repeated pattern is called a measure. Measures are indicated by vertical lines called bar lines. 3. Simple meters - the basic meter count. There are two kinds: duple - one two one two. triple - one two three one two three 4. Compound meter - subtypes of duple and triple meter |
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Rhythm and Meter (2)
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Meter is the background and rhythm is the foreground.
Syncopation - A beat on the off beat |
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Tempo (2)
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1. Speed of music.
2. Counted by metronome marks. |
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Common Tempo Indications (6)
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Adagio = slow
Andante = on the slow side, but not too slow Moderato = moderate tempo Allegretto = on the fast side, but not too fast Allegro = fast Presto = very fast |
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Other tempo changes
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accelerando = gradually getter faster
ritardando = gradually getting slower piu lento, liu allegro = slower, faster fermata symbol = a hold of indefinite length on a certain note or rest a tempo = back to the main tempo |
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Scale
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Pitches assembled in a collection
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Interval
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Difference between any two pitches is called an interval
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Octave
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Interval where the sound of the pitch seems the same but higher. The ratio of frequency being 1:2
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Diatonic Scale
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Going up the scale one letter at a time
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Chromatic scale
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Going up 1 half-step at a time
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Steps
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1. Half-step = smallest interval. two successive notes of the chromatic scale
2. Whole step = equal to two half steps. |
