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87 Cards in this Set
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Melody |
The tune of a song |
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Pitch |
The highness or lowness of a note |
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Interval |
The distance between two pitches |
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Range |
The difference between the highest and lowest note |
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Shape |
The direction a melody takes (can be disjunct or conjunct) |
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Conjunct |
When notes look as if they're steps |
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Disjunct |
When notes have a jump or skip |
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Rhythm |
Musical Time; the element that organizes movement in time |
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Beat |
The basic unit we use to measure time; the steady pulse |
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Meter |
The patterns into which rhythmic pulses are organized |
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Syncopation |
The deliberate accenting of a typically weak beat or off beat (in between beats) |
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Monophonic |
Single Voice; melody only |
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Monophonic |
Single Voice; melody only |
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Heterophony |
Two or more voices singing the same melody |
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Monophonic |
Single Voice; melody only |
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Heterophony |
Two or more voices singing the same melody |
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Homophony |
Single melody with accompaniment |
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Monophonic |
Single Voice; melody only |
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Heterophony |
Two or more voices singing the same melody |
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Homophony |
Single melody with accompaniment |
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Polyphony |
Two or more melodic lines are combined; both equal in importance |
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Monophonic |
Single Voice; melody only |
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Heterophony |
Two or more voices singing the same melody |
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Homophony |
Single melody with accompaniment |
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Polyphony |
Two or more melodic lines are combined; both equal in importance |
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Harmony |
The movement and relationship of intervals and chords |
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Chord |
When 3 or more notes are sounded together |
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Chord |
When 3 or more notes are sounded together |
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Ternary Form |
Three part structure (ABA; twinkle twinkle) |
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Chord |
When 3 or more notes are sounded together |
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Ternary Form |
Three part structure (ABA; twinkle twinkle) |
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Binary Form |
Two part structure (AB; Yankee Doodle) |
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Tempo |
Speed |
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Tempo |
Speed |
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Dynamics |
Volume |
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Scale |
A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order |
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Tonic |
The first note of a scale |
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Tonic |
The first note of a scale |
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Largo |
Very slow |
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Tonic |
The first note of a scale |
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Largo |
Very slow |
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Andante |
A walking pace |
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Tonic |
The first note of a scale |
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Largo |
Very slow |
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Andante |
A walking pace |
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Moderato |
Moderate speed |
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Tonic |
The first note of a scale |
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Largo |
Very slow |
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Andante |
A walking pace |
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Moderato |
Moderate speed |
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Allegro |
Fast |
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Pianissimo(pp) |
Very soft |
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Pianissimo(pp) |
Very soft |
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Piano(p) |
soft |
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Pianissimo(pp) |
Very soft |
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Piano(p) |
soft |
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Mezzo Piano |
Moderatly soft |
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Pianissimo(pp) |
Very soft |
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Piano(p) |
soft |
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Mezzo Piano |
Moderatly soft |
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Mezzo Forte(mf) |
moderately loud |
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Pianissimo(pp) |
Very soft |
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Piano(p) |
soft |
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Mezzo Piano |
Moderatly soft |
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Mezzo Forte(mf) |
moderately loud |
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forte (f) |
loud |
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Pianissimo(pp) |
Very soft |
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Piano(p) |
soft |
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Mezzo Piano |
Moderatly soft |
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Mezzo Forte(mf) |
moderately loud |
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forte (f) |
loud |
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fortissimo |
Very loud |
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Pianissimo(pp) |
Very soft |
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Piano(p) |
soft |
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Mezzo Piano |
Moderatly soft |
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Mezzo Forte(mf) |
moderately loud |
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forte (f) |
loud |
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fortissimo |
Very loud |
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Crescendo |
gradually getting louder |
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Pianissimo(pp) |
Very soft |
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Piano(p) |
soft |
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Mezzo Piano |
Moderatly soft |
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Mezzo Forte(mf) |
moderately loud |
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forte (f) |
loud |
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fortissimo |
Very loud |
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Crescendo |
gradually getting louder |
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Decrescendo |
Gradually getting softer |
