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26 Cards in this Set
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5 types of soprano voices
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lyric, dramatic, spinto, boy, castrato
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5 types of alto voices
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mezzo-soprano, contralto, boy alto, alto castrato, helden mezzon soprano
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4 types of tenor voices
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dramatic, lyric, spinto, coloratura
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4 types of bass voices
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baritone, baritone-bass, bass, basso profundo
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spinto
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role/singer who can sing lyric and dramatic
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what are some terms that relate to melody?
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conjunct, disjunct, diatonic, chromatic, lyrical
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melismatic
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many notes for each syllable of text
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syllabic
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one note per syllable
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programmatic
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an instrumental piece with a non-musical association.
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monophonic
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one melody by itself
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polyphonic
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multiple melodies simultaniously
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homophonic
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a melody and chordal accompaniment.
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polymeter
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2 different meters occuring simultaneously
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polyrhythm
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2 different rhythmic organizations occuring simultaneously
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hemiola
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decorative cadence going into 2 when in 3
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augmentation
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a melody put into longer notes
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diminution
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a melody put into shorter notes
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pedal
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a note underlying the music while the harmony changes above it
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drone
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same as a pedal, w/ two notes
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consonant
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stable sounding, resolved
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dissonant
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unstable, needs to resolve to consonance
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multiphonics
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playing multiple pitches on an instrument that usually only plays one
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anacrusis
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pick up
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provide two examples of assymetrical meter
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5/4 7/8
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provide two examples of irregular meter
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2/4,2/4,3/8..... 4/8.4/8, 6/16
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what are aaron copeland's 3 levels of learning?
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sensory, associative, musical
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