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22 Cards in this Set
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Pitch: |
single tone |
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Duration: |
length of tone |
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Loudness: |
volume |
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Tone Quality: |
sweet, ragged, etc.; has an emotional context to it; like timbre(pronounced “tamber”) – quality of sound of a voice or instrument |
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Texture: |
density of sound, thick or thin |
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Form: |
the structure of a composition i.e. sonata, rondo, aria, etc. |
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Register: |
where the instrument or voice is placed – high, medium, low |
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Range: |
number of pitches |
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White Sound/White Noise: |
the entire range together |
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Scales: |
system of organizing sounds |
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Tonality: |
home tone i.e. key signature revealed through sharps and flats |
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Chord: |
three or more simultaneous sounds |
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Tempo: |
speed of notes |
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Pulse: |
the beat or the tempo |
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Duple Meter: |
two or four counts in a measure |
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Triple Meter: |
three counts in a measure |
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Nonmetric: |
no pulse, weak or irregular pulse |
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Mixed Meter: |
7/4 time, etc. |
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Syncopation: |
accent on the off-beat |
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Dynamics: |
soft to loud |
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Accent: |
where the emphasis is |
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Timbres: |
tone quality – light, dark, bright, etc. |
