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48 Cards in this Set
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Key refers to...
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a central tone, chord, and scale
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Another term for key is...
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Tonality
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A shift from one key to another is called a...
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Modulation
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Harmony refers to...
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the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other
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The triad built on the fifth step of the chord is called the...
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Dominant chord
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____ adds support, depth, richness to a melody?
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Harmony
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Traditionally, a composition would always end on a...
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Tonic chord
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A series of chords is a called a....
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Progression
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The repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch is called a...
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Sequence
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A resting place at the end of a phrase is called a...
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Cadence
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A melody is said to move by steps if it moves by...
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Adjacent scale tones
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The lowest instrument in the orchestra is the...
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Contrabassoon
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Systems of electronic components that generate, modify, and control sound are...
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Synthesizers
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A part of an instruments total range is called its...
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Register
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The highest woodwind instrument is...
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Piccolo
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Woodwind instruments are so named because they...
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were originally made of wood
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The range of a singers voice depends on...
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Training AND physical makeup
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The main tool of composers in the 1950's was the...
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tape studio
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MIDI was a...
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Standard adopted by manufacturers
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Digital synthesis...
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represents physical quantities as numbers
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Analog synthesis...
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Represents data in terms of measurable physical quantities (sound waves, for example)
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Sampling...
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Puts brief digital recordings of live sounds under a control of a synthesizer on a keyboard
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Loud and softness in music is....
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Dynamics
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The relative High/lowness of a sound is called
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Pitch
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The distance between the lowest and highest tones that a voice or instrument can produce is called...
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Pitch Range
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The pitch of a sound in decided by the....
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Frequency of its vibrations
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The frequency of vibrations is measured in...
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Cycles per second
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Music can be defined as...
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an art based on the organization of sounds in time
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Acoustics can be defined as...
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the study of sound
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Diminuendo and decrescendo both mean...
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to Decrease in dynamics
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Physical makeup on an instrument decides...
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tone color
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What are the 5 parts of Music?
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Melody, Rhythmn, Harmony, Texture, and Form
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What are the 5 instrumental groups?
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String, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, and Keyboard
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Sulfege syllables were invented...
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in 1000 AD by Guido of Arezzo
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G-Clef is also called...
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Treble Clef
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Bass clef is also called...
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F-Clef
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Minor scales differ from Major keys in that their sulfege is...
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different, with different words for the different half-steps
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Half steps occur in the major scale at which intervals?
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3&4 along with 7&8
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In natural minor scales, where do the half steps occur?
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2&3 and 5&6
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In an A minor scale, between which notes do the half steps occur?
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B&C and E&F
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Where does the augmented second occur in a harmonic minor scale?
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Between the Sixth and Seventh scale degree
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Where are the half steps in a Harmonic minor scale?
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2&3 and 7&8 (raised sixth)
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An octave has ____ the frequencies of the higher tone than of the lower tone
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Twice
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What type of beat is accented in syncopation
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Weak, or off, beats
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The organization of beats into regular groups is known as
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Meter
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Adding a dot to a note increases its duration by
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One half
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A resting point at the end of the piece is called a...
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Cadence
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When a melody is accompained by chords, it is referred to as...
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Homophonic
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