Mus111 Elements Of Music

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Steady Pulse

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Beat

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Plucking a stringed instrument with the finger

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Pizzicato

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Gradual increase in loudness

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Crescendo

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Organization of beats into regular groups called measures

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Meter

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Constant pattern where strong beat is followed by two weak beats

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Triple meter

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Gradual decrease in speed

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Ritard

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The most important pitch of a melody

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Tonic

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Gradually getting faster

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Accelerando

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Stepwise motion from note to note in a series of intervals.

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Conjuct

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Solo instrument with orchestra

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Concerto

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General type of music (such as opera, rock song, ballet, etc.)

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Genre

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Pitches arranged in stepwise ascending or descending order.

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Scale

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Rate of speed at which the beats occur

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Tempo

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Temporary accent of weak beats, or accent between the beats.

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Syncopation

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The first and strongest beat in a measure

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Downbeat

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Disjointed or disconnected series of intervals

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Disjunct

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Pattern of durations of notes and silences in music

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Rhythm

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Series of notes arranged to form a cohesive, pleasing musical line (or tune).

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Melody

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Last few notes that end a phrase

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Cadence

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Short, distinctive melodic fragment that can stand by itself

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Motive

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The most important note, or the most important chord

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Tonic

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Two or more tones sounded together

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Chord

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Rehearses and keeps performers together by beating patterns

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Conductor

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The largest and most colorful of instrumental ensembles

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Symphony orchestra

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Pitches sounding agreeable and stable together

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Consonance

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Pitches sounding disagreeable and unstable together

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Dissonance

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Tone quality; what makes one instrument or voice sound different from another

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Color

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Broken chord

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Arpeggio

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Purposeful movement of harmony in music

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Chord progression

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The distance between two pitches or tones

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Interval

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What human voice sounds higher than bass, but lower than alto?

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Tenor

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What instrument means "little flute"?

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Piccolo

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What family of instruments can play pizzicato?

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Strings

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What is another name for kettle drums?

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Timpani

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What brass instrument can play a long-ranging glissando?

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Trombone

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What kind of mouthpiece does a clarinet use?

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Single reed

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What kind of mouthpiece does a brass instrument have?

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cup-shaped

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What percussion instrument makes crashing noises

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cymbals

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What is the highest-sounding instruments that uses a double reed?

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Oboe

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What is the lowest-sounding brass instrument?

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Tuba

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What human voice sounds higher than bass, but lower than alto?

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Tenor

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What instrument means "little flute"?

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Piccolo

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What family of instruments can play pizzicato?

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Strings

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What is another name for kettle drums?

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Timpani

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What brass instrument can play a long-ranging glissando?

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Trombone

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What kind of mouthpiece does a clarinet use?

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Single reed

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What kind of mouthpiece does a brass instrument have?

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cup-shaped

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What percussion instrument makes crashing noises

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cymbals

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What is the highest-sounding instruments that uses a double reed?

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Oboe

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What is the lowest-sounding brass instrument?

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Tuba

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What is the term for "rapid repetition of a tone?"

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Tremolo

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What is the term for a "broken chord"

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Arpeggio

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What instrument family has the largest number of players in the orchestra?

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violin

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This is a device used to soften the tone of an instrument

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mute

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What is the term for "many singing voices joined together"?

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Chorus

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Texture which consists of a single melody with blocks of accompanying chords:

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Homophony

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Loudest dynamic marking

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Fortissimo

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Which term means "growing softer"?

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Diminuendo

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The degree of loudness of 2 or more melodies sounding simultaneously:

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Polyphony

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Strophic form can be hear in:

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The First Noel, Mary Had a Little Lamb, and Amazing Grace

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A A A A

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Strophic Form

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A A1 A2 A3

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Theme and Variations

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ABACABA

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Rondo

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ABA

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Ternary

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AB

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Binary

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Free Counterpoint is heard mostly in..:

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Jazz improvisation

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Which song contains imitative counterpoint:

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat

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Texture of a melody with no accompaniment

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Monophonic

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A sudden, loud accent on a note or chord:

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Sforzando

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4 types of human voices from highest sounding to lowest sounding:

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Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

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List strings instruments from highest sounding to lowest sounding:

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Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass.

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List woodwinds instruments from highest sounding to lowest sounding:

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Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bassoon

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List brass instruments from highest sounding to lowest sounding:

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Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba

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Percussion instruments that do NOT produce a specific tone/pitch:

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Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Tambourine, Gong, Triangle

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Percussion instruments that DO produce a specific tone/pitch:

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Bells/Glockenspiel, Kettle Drums/Timpani, Chimes, Xylophone.