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20 Cards in this Set
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Frequency
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The rate of sound vibration.
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Pitch
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quality of sound
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Amplitude
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the level of strength of sound vibrations
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Dynamics
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The level of sound.
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mezzo
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medium
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forte
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loud
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piano
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soft
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più forte
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more loud
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meno forte
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less loud
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Tone color and timbre
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At whatever pitch, and whether loud or soft, musical sounds differ in their general quality.
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pp
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quiet and mysterious
low pitch range |
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sf
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single sharp accent
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crescendo
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getting louder
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piano/diminuendo
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sudden collapse
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ff
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cuts off sharply; big sound
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partials/overtones
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the amplitudes of fractional vibrations.
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duration
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the length of time we hear.
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rhythm
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the time aspect of music.
the actual arrangement of durations. |
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Beats
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provide the basic unit of measurement for time in music.
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Meter.
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Any recurring pattern of strong and weak beats.
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