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23 Cards in this Set
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Diaphragm |
The muscle that helps you breathe. |
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Posture |
The way you hold your body. |
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Rhythm |
A pattern of long and short notes. Rhythm does NOT have a pitch to it. |
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Melody |
The main tune of the song, the part you can sing back. Not to be confused with harmony. |
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Round |
Two or more people singing the same thing but starting at different times. The first one that most people learn is "Row Row Your Boat". |
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Time Signature |
The two numbers at the beginning of a piece of music that say how many beats are in a measure and which note gets the beat. |
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Measure |
The space between two barlines. |
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Barline |
A line that seperates music and has no value. |
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Unison |
Two or more people singing (or playing) the same thing at the same time. Not the same as a round. |
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Scale |
A series of notes from lowest to highest or highest to lowest. |
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Ascending |
Going up. Could be something you hear ( pitches going up) Could be something you see (a scale going up) |
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Descending |
Going down. Could be something you hear ( pitches |
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Interval
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The space between two notes or pitches It can be something you hear It can be something you see |
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Repeat Sign |
Means "go back and do it again" |
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Dynamics |
How loud or soft something is |
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Piano |
Means "soft" |
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Mezzo Piano |
Means "Medium Soft" |
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Mezzo Forte |
Means "Medium Loud |
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Whole note |
4 beats Dotted: 6 beats |
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Half note |
2 beats Dotted: 3 beats |
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Quater note |
1 beat Dotted: 1 1/2 beats |
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Eigth note |
1/2 of a beat Dotted: 3/4 of a beat |
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Sixteenth note |
1/4 of a beat Dotted: 3/8 of a beat |
