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17 Cards in this Set
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tone color
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timbre
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a specific area in the range of an instrument
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register
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throbbing effect
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vibrato
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produce sound by using air
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aerophones
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produce sound from a vibrating string stretched between two points
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chordophones
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produce sound from the substance of the instrument itself
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idiophones
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drum-type instruments that are sounded from tightly stretched membranes
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membranophones
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smoothly
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legato
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with notes short and detached
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staccato
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plucked
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pizzicato
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sound produced when a finger of the left hand slides along the string while the right hand draws the bow, sounding all the pitches under the left hand finger
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glissando
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a rapid repetition of a tone through a quick up and down movement of the bow
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tremolo
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playing two strings at once
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double stopping
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crystalline tones in a very high register that are produced by lightly touching the string at certain points while the bow is drawn across the string
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harmonics
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broken chord
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arpeggio
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the entire oral mechanism of lips, lower facial muscles, and jaw
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embouchure
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performing without accompaniment; "in the chapel"
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a cappella
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