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26 Cards in this Set
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ACOUSTICS |
Scientific study of sound |
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Types of sound waves |
Pure wave (tone) Chaotic wave (noise) |
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Amplitude |
Size of the wave Dynamics or how loud/soft |
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Frequency |
Wave speed Pitch (high or low) |
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Duration |
Wave length Rhythm (long/short) |
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Overtones |
Wave quality Timbre (Pure/complex) |
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RHYTHM |
Sequence of sounds AND silences of different durations in musical time |
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Pulse/Beat |
Basic underlying unit of musical time |
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Tempo |
Speed of the best |
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Meter |
Recurring pattern of weak and strong pulses |
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Meter TYPES |
Duple (2) Triple (3) Additive (2+3) Nonmetric (pulseless |
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Meter SUBDIVISION |
Simple (2) and compound (3) |
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Syncopation |
Reversal of normal pattern of week and strong pulses. |
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PITCH |
letters, numbers, and syllables |
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Interval |
Distance between two pitches |
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Interval Type |
Octave (2:1 ratio) Chromatic scale (12-part) Whole step/ half step. |
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Register |
Pitch range or level |
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Scale |
Set of pitches. |
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Scale classification |
Size (quantity) Mode (quality/shape) |
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Mode types: Western |
Major and minor |
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Mode type: Arabic |
Maqam |
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Mode type: Indian |
Raga |
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Key |
Basic tonality and modality of a piece |
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Tonality |
Central pitch (tonic) in a scale that gives other notes a sense of order and function. |
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Modality |
Mode of a scale Quality and character. |
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Modulation |
Shift in tonality or modality |
