Music Appreciation Midterm Exam Study

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Basic pace of the music.

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Tempo

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Series of pitches arranged in order from low to high or high to low.

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Scale

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Single melodic line without accompaniment.

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Monophony

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Relative highness or lowness of a sound.

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Pitch

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Regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time.

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Beat

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How chords are constructed and how they follow each other.

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Harmony

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Sound that has a definite pitch, or frequency.

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Tone

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Degrees of loudness or softness in music.

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Dynamic

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Series of seven different tones within an octave, with an eighth tone repeating the first tone an octave higher, consisting of a specific pattern of whole and half steps; the whole step between the second and third tones is characteristic.

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Major Scale

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Term describing music in which one main melody is accompanied by chords.

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Homophony

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In notation, a set of five horizontal lines between or on which notes are positioned.

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Staff

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Characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, tone, color, dynamics, harmony, texture, and form in music.

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Style

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Symbol which notates a pitch one half step higher than the pitch that would otherwise be indicated; for example, the next higher black key on the piano.

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Sharp

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Organization of musical ideas in time.

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Form

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Series of seven tones within an octave, with an eighth tone repeating the first tone an octave higher, composed of a specific pattern of whole and half steps; the half step between the second and third tones is characteristic.

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Minor

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Performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest at the same time.

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Polyphonic Texture

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Part of the total range of an instrument or voice. The tone color of the instrument or voice may vary with the ------ in which it is played or sung.

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Register

General for Alto or other things like that

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Accenting of a note at an unexpected time, as between two beats or on a weak beat. ---------- is a major characteristic of jazz.

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Syncopation

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In notation of rhythm, a symbol to indicate the duration of silence in the
music.

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Rest

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Symbol which notates a pitch one half step lower than the pitch that would otherwise be indicated; for example, the next lower key on the piano.

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Flat

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Quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another.

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Tone color (timbre)

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Central note, scale, and chord within a piece, in relationship to which all other tones in the composition are heard.

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Key (tonality)

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categories of opera Voice ranges which include coloratura soprano, lyric soprano, dramatic soprano, lyric tenor, dramatic tenor, basso buffo, and basso profundo, among others.

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Voice

Single melodic line

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Series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole.

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Melody

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In notation, a black or white oval to which a stem and flags can be added.

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Note

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Symbol placed at the beginning of the staff to show the exact pitch of notes placed on each line and space.

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Clef

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Symbol used in notation of pitch to cancel a previous sharp or flat sign.

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Natural sign

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Composer
Title
Genre
Medium
Significance

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C
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Composer
Title
Genre
Medium
Significance

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C
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Composer
Title
Genre
Medium
Significance

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C
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S For The Firebird

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C Stravinsky
T The Firebird
G Ballet
M Orchestra
S Demonstrates Growth

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C
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S For C-Jam Blues

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C Ellington
T C-Jam Blues
G Jazz
M Orchestra
S Tone Colors of traditional instruments in non-traditional setting

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C
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S For The Young Person's Guide to Orchestra

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C Britten
T The Young Person's Guide to..
G Tone Poem
M Orchestra
S To demonstrate classical instruments

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C
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S For The Prelude

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C Chopin
T Prelude
G Miniature
M Piano
S Harmony

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C
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S For Farandole

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C Bizet
T Farandole
G Tone Poem
M Orchestra
S Texture

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C
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S For The Nutcracker Dance of the Reed Pipes

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C Tchaikovsky
T The Nutcracker
G Ballet
M Orchestra
S Ternary Form

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Organized Sound in time

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music

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a series of pitches that have a pre-planned relationship to one another

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Scale

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The way something feels

The layering of sounds

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texture

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= how long or short

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Duration

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is organized patterns of sound in time

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Rhythm

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What type of composition is it

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Genre

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What is it made of?

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Medium

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any of various arrangements of the diatonic tones of an octave, differing from one another in the order of the whole steps and half steps; scale.

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Mode

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a sign placed before a note indicating a chromatic alteration of its pitch.

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accidental

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a person who writes music

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Composer

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single melodic line

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Voice

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Another word for treble clef

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g clef

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Treble Clef and Bass Clef

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Qualifier

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5 lines that you draw music on

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Staff

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a contrivance or apparatus for producing musical sounds

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instrument

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the arranging of music for instruments, esp. for an orchestra

the list of instruments for which a composition is scored

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instrumentation

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Four voice ranges

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Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass

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Six instrument families

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String
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
Keyboard
Electronic

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String family instruments

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Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass

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Woodwind family instruments

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Piccolo
Flute

Clarinet
Bass Clarinet

Oboe
English Horn

Bassoon
Contrabassoon

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Brass family instruments

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Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
Tuba

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Percussion family instruments

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Timpani (kettledrums)
glockenspiel
xylophone
celesta
chimes

snare drum
bass drum
tambourine
triangle
cymbals
gong

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Keyboard family instruments

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Piano
Harpsichord
Pipe organ
Accordion

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Electronic family instruments

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tape studio
synthesizers

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Percussion family instruments

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Timpani (kettledrums)
glockenspiel
xylophone
celesta
chimes

snare drum
bass drum
tambourine
triangle
cymbals
gong

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Woodwind family instruments

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Piccolo
Flute

Clarinet
Bass Clarinet

Oboe
English Horn

Bassoon
Contrabassoon

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the qualities of single sound

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pitch
duration
dynamic
timbre

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the qualities of a melody

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Contour,
Tempo,
Rhythm,
Meter,
Growth

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how can a melody grow

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Changes in contour, tempo, rhythm, meter, growth

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how music symbols are used to communicate

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They tell us pitch, duration, dynamic. Often a single symbol can define more than one of these concepts