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29 Cards in this Set
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Rhythm |
A pattern of long and short sounds and silences |
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Beat |
The steady pulse |
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Measure |
The space between barlines |
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Bar line |
Vertical lines drawn through the staff to seperate measures |
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Time signature |
Shows how many beats in a measure and what kind of note gets the steady beat |
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Dynamics |
How loud or soft something is played (volume) |
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Crescendo |
To gradually get louder |
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Decrescendo |
To gradually get softer |
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Piano |
Soft |
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Forte |
Loud |
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Mezzo |
Medium |
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Style |
A description given to music that has a special character or sound derived from its musical elements (kind of music) |
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Articulation |
How notes in a melody are connected, seperated, or accented |
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Legato |
Smooth and connected |
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Staccato |
Short and seperated |
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Accent |
Music symbols that indicate a note with emphasis |
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Double Bar Line |
Vertical double barline that signifies end of song |
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Form |
The overall plan for a piece of music |
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Key signature |
Tells which notes are to be played sharp or flat |
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Sharp |
Raises pitch half step |
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Flat |
Lowers pitch half step |
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Melody |
arrangement of Pitches into a recognizable pattern (the part you hum along to) |
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Pitch |
How high or low a tone is |
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Staff |
System of five lines and four spaces on which pitches are arranged |
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Tempo |
How fast or slow a piece is (Speed) |
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Timbre (Tam-ber) |
The unique quality or color of a tone |
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Clef |
A symbol that indicates where the pitches are placed on the staff |
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Treble clef |
A symbol marking the second line of the staff indicating that the pitch on that line is G |
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Bass clef |
A symbol marking tge fourth line of the staff and indicating that the pitch on that line is F |
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