Music Midterm Vocab

Front 1

Measure

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is a segment of time defined by a given number of beats of a given duration.

Front 2

Meter Signature

Back 2

is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat.

Front 3

Dynamics

Back 3

Louds and Softs

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Forte

Back 4

Loud

Front 5

Piano

Back 5

soft

Front 6

Crescendo

Back 6

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gradually louder

Front 7

Diminuendo

Back 7

gradually softer >

Front 8

Decrescendo

Back 8

gradually softer >

Front 9

Line Note

Back 9

the notes that you see on the lines of a staff.

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Space Note

Back 10

Notes in between the lines of a staff.

Front 11

Step

Back 11

Is a linear or successive interval between two pitches which are consecutive scale degrees.

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Skip

Back 12

Is anything larger than a Step.

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Repeat Sign

Back 13

Is a sign that indicates a section should be repeated.

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Staff

Back 14

is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch—or, in the case of a percussion staff, different percussion instruments.

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F Clef

Back 15

Bass

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G Clef

Back 16

Treble

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Grand Staff

Back 17

Combination of both Bass and Treble Staffs.

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Sharp

Back 18

Raises a note one half step;
play the next key to the right, whether black or white.

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Flat

Back 19

Lowers a note one half step;
Play the next key to the left, whether black or white.

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Natural

Back 20

Cancels a sharp or flat.

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Melodic Interval

Back 21

Distance between notes or keys that are played separately.

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Harmonic Interval

Back 22

Distances between notes or keys that are played together.

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Mezzo Forte

Back 23

Moderately loud

Front 24

Mezzo Piano

Back 24

Moderately soft

Front 25

Andante

Back 25

Walking

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Allegro

Back 26

Fast

Front 27

Adagio

Back 27

Slow

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Phrase

Back 28

Musical thought or sentence.

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Slur

Back 29

Curved line over or under notes on different lines or spaces. Slurs mean to play legato.

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Tie

Back 30

Notes on the same line or space joined by a curved line and held for the combined values of both notes.

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Eighth Note

Back 31

is a musical note played for one eighth the duration of a whole note, hence the name.

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Quarter Note

Back 32

Quarter duration of a note

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Half Note

Back 33

Half the duration of a note

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Whole Note

Back 34

Full note

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Quarter Rest

Back 35

It denotes a silence of the same duration as a quarter note.

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Half Rest

Back 36

silence same duration of half note.

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Whole Rest

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silence duration of whole note.