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27 Cards in this Set
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Begins with the vibration of an object.
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Sound
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The relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.
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Pitch
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A sound that has a definite pitch.
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Tone
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The "distance" in pitch between an two tones is called?
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Interval
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When tones are separated by the interval called?
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Octave
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The distance between the lowest and highest tones that a voice or instrument can produce is called its
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Pitch Range or Range
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Degrees of loudness or softness in music are called
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Dynamics
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An emphasized tone that is played more loudly than the tones around it
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Accent
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Dynamics Terms (6)
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Pianissimo - pp - very soft
Piano - p - soft Mezzo Piano - mp - moderately soft Mezzo Forte - mf - moderately loud Forte - f - loud Fortissimo - ff - very loud |
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Gradually softer & Gradually louder
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Decrescendo & Crescendo
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Described by words such as bright, dark, brilliant, mellow, and rich
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Tone Color or Timbre
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Musical Instruments (6 Categories)
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String, woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboard, and electronic`
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Part of the total range
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Register
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The person who coordinates the performers and shapes the interpretation of a musical composition.
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Conductor
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The wand that the conductor holds is called a
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Baton
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In an orchestra, the principal first violinist plays solo violin passages and coordinates the bowing of string instruments
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Concertmaster
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The flow of music through time; or also the particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music.
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Rhythym
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A regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time.
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Beat
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The organization of beats into regular groups is called
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Meter
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A group containing a fixed number of beats is called a
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Measure
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When a measure has 2 beats, it is in a
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Duple Meter (1-2;1-2;1-2)
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Within a measure, the first or stressed beat of hte measure is known as the
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Downbeat
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A pattern of 3 beats to the measure is known as
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Triple Meter
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When an accented note comes where we normally would not expect one, the effect is known as
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Syncopation
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The speed of the beat
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Tempo
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Tempo Indications
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Largo - very slow, broad
Grave - very slow, solemn Adagio - slow Andante - moderately slow, a walking pace Moderato - moderate Allegretto - moderately fast Allegro - fast Vivace - lively Presto - very fast Prestissimo - as fast as possible |
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Gradual Quickening and slowing down of temp is called
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Accelerando & Ritardando
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