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18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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a capella
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unaccompanied singing
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coda
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added ending
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arpeggio
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broken chord
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melody
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the tune, series of notes
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rhythm
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patterns of long and short sounds, and silences
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tempo
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the speed of the beat
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harmony
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two or more notes that sound well together
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dynamics
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volume, loud and soft
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timbre (tamber)
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specific sound an instrument makes
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clef
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symbol at the beginning of the staff that tells you how to read the note, and tells you what pitch its in
*piano is played on a grand staff (treble and bass clef together) |
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Bass clef
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low (F clef), looks like a nine with dots
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Treble clef
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high, the pretty clef
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chord
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two or more notes
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dissonance
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two or more notes that create an unpleasant sound, or create tension
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overture
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musical introduction to a staged piece
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ballad
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song that tells a story
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libretto
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a script
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acoustic
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the science of sound, the option to not use electronics
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