Mul Test 1

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Musical Textures

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Monophonic, Homophonic, Polyphonic

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Monophonic Texture

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one melody only (can be many voices or instruments singing or playing in unison)

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Homophonic Texture

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one melody with accompaniment (most of the music we hear)

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Polyphonic Texture

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more than one melody at once (can be imitative or nonimitative (free) counterpoint)

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Scale

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an arrangment of pitches that ascends and descends in a fixed and unvarying pattern (musical ladder)

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Interval

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the distance between two notes (consonance and dissonance)

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Consonance and Dissonance

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tension/ relaxation or resolution (stable or unstable)

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Musical Phrase

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(row your boat) 1st phrase Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream (then the melody changes); Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream; a portion of a melody theme or tune

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Melodic Motion

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the spacing of notes in a melody

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Contour

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shape of the melody

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Sequence

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reuse of melodic material at different pitch levels

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Repetition

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reuse of melodic material at the same pitch level

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Harmony / Chord

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simultaneous sounding of 3 or more tones/ pitches

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Apreggio

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broken chord

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Key

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tonality (minor = sad; major = happy); tonic chords on the 1st step

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Modal Scales (Modes)

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scales that aren't in minor nor major (e.g. pentatonic scale, blues scale)

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Cadences

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stopping points in a piece

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Beat

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pulse

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Meter

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(triple, duple); an organized pulse (2/4, 3/4, etc.)

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Tempo

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the speed (largo, andante, allegro, vivace)

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Dynamics

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piano, pianissimo, mezzo piano, forte, fortissimo, mezzo forte, diminuendo

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Crescendo

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increase

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Decrescendo

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decrease

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Form

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two part, three part, reprise = return, ABA (Twinkle Little Star)

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Voice Types

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soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass (these are the human)

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Conducting Patterns

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Timbre

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tone color

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Techniques Used in Playing Instruments

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vibrato, trill, pizzicato, chords, different bow strokes, ricochet

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Orchestral Instruments

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be responsible for orchestra seating chart; who is in the string, woodwind, brass and percussion families;, concertmaster, conductor;

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Other Instruments

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harpsichord, harp, guitar, pitched and unpitched percussion, organ, synthesizer

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Seating Chart

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Rehearsals

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practicing individually or together (unifying tempo, expression, and interpretation)

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Emotion in Music

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all ideas expressed emotionally (i.e. major and minor)

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Performance Etiquette

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Symphony, Opera, Jazz

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Middle Ages

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400-1400 AD, Kyrie - Anonymous

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Renaissance

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1400-1600, Casulana - Madrigal

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Baroque

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1600-1750, Handel - Hallelujah Chorus

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Classical

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1750-1800, Mozart - Minuet

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Romantic

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1800-1900, Liszt - Trancendental Etude

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20th Century

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1900-2000, Charles Ives - Three Places in New England

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Jazz

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20th Century, Benny Harris - Crazeology