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40 Cards in this Set
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Melody
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A series of single notes played in succession that add up to a coherent unit
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Rhythm
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Foundation of music; organization of notes, how long and how fast
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Harmony
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What gives a piece feel or emotion
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Texture
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Layers of sound; how many melodies, and how they relate to each other
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Timbre (pronounced tamber)
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How we distinguish one sound from another (ex: bass drum from cymbal)
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Dynamics
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Volume (piano, mezzo, forte = soft, medium, loud)
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Form
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Structure or format of a piece of music
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Genre
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A category
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Style
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Characteristics that separate eras
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Sound
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Created by vibrations
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Pitch
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How high or low a note is
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Phrase
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All or part of a musical sentence (melody)
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Cadence
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End of a musical sentence (melody)
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Interval
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Distance between two notes
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Step
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Two notes next to each other (C, D)
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Leap
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Skipping a note (C, E)
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Legato
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Notes played connected and no spaces in between (let ring)
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Staccato
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Notes played separately (rest in between notes)
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Beat
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The pulse of the music (usually found in bass drum in rock music, or occasionally in the snare drum)
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Accent
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The emphasis of a beat
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Downbeat
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Beat 1 in the measure
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Meter
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Time signature (organizes notes into a group)
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Syncopation
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An accented note in an unexpected or weak place
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Tempo
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Speed of the beat
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Scale
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A series of notes going up and down in steps
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Chord
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A sound created by several notes being played at the same time
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Triad
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Simple chord made of 3 notes
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Arpeggio
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Playing a chord one note at a time (aka broken chord)
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Octave
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A note 8 notes apart from another note
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Major/Minor
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Major = Happy
Minor = Sad |
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Consonance
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When music is restful, resolved, and is pleasing to the ear
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Dissonance
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When music is NOT restful, needs to be resolved, and clashes
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Monophonic
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One note at a time; no harmony
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Homophonic
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Only one melody with accompaniment
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Polyphonic
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More than one melody of equal importance being played at the same time
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Crescendo
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Gradually getting louder
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Decrescendo
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Gradually getting softer
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Repetition
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When they play the same thing (think of a guitar riff)
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Contrast
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When they play something completely different
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Variation
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Similar to repetition, with slight changes
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