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55 Cards in this Set
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pitch
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the quality of highness or lowness of sound(frequency)
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dynamics
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the volume of sound(amplitude)
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Crescendo
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gradually increasing volume
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Decrescendo
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gradually decreasing volume
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pianissimo
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very soft
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piano
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soft
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mezzo piano
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medium soft
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mezzo forte
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medium loud
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forte
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loud
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fortissimo
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very loud
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timbre
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quality of sound/tone
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rhythm
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arrangement of long and short sounds
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beat
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basic unit of measurement for time in music
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accent
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giving emphasis to it
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meter
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recurring pattern of strong and weak notes
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simple meter
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each meter is divisible by 2
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compound meter
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each beat is divisible by 3
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syncopation
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accenting a weak beat
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tempo
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speed of music
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scale
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pool of pitches available for making music
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diatonic scale
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pitches belonging to a particular scale
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interval
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distance between 2 pitches
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octive
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duplication of a pitch at a higher or lower level
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adagio
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slow
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andante
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medium slow
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moderato
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moderate tempo
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allegretto
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medium fast
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allegro
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fast
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presto
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very fast
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melody
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organized series of pitches
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tune
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a special kind of melody, easy singable melody that is coherent and complete.
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phrases
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section of a melody or a tune
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motive
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distintant fragment of a melody
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theme
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topic/subject matter for longer pieces of music
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harmony
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addition pitches that compliment the melody
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chords
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simultaneous groups of pitches
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consonance
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chords that are sounding at rest(stable)
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dissonance
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chords that are unstable(jarring)
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resolution
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the passing of dissonance to consanance
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texture
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blending of various sounds and melodic lines
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monophony
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singing alone
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homophony
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a melody with chords
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polyphonic
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2 or more melodies are sang at the same time
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counterpoint
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writing of polyphonic msuic
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imitative polyphonic
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various lines sound together with one coming in shortly after another
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nonimitative polyphonic
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melodies are essential different
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tonic
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the home pitch of a song
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tonal
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music that uses tonal pitch
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key
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specific tonic pitch
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mode
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scale, major or minor
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modulation
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changing keys within a piece
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form
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the organization of elements ina musical work
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repetition
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provides unity
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contrast
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provides variety
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style
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qualities that make a piece of art unique
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