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19 Cards in this Set
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What is a white-key or diatonic pitch collection?
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seven tones represented by letters A-B-C-D-E-F-G
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What is frequency?
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the number of complete vibrations or cycles per second produced by a sound
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What is staff notation?
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various lines and spaces of a four-line staff designated specific notes *five line staff, standar system for notating music
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What is the grand staff?
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the two clefs bracketed together
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What is pitch class?
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a note identified by its letter name, regardless of its position in a specific octave or register
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What are the natural or white note pitch classes?
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A-B-C-D-E-F-G
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What is a half-step or semitone?
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distance between any two adjacent keys
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What is equal temperment?
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each of the twelve half steps within the octave is exactly equal in size
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What is chromatic scale?
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twelve-note scale, including all the white keys and black keys of the piano
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Sharp sign
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raises the pitch of a note by one half step 1/2
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Flat sign
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lowers the pitch by one half step 1/2
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Natural sign
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cancels a previous sharp or flat
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double sharp
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(x) raises a note by two half steps or a whole step
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Double flat
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(bb) lowers a tone by two half steps, or a whole step
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what is an enharmonic spelling?
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the same pitch class- identical sounds written or spelled different ways
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What is a dyad?
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two pitches considered as a unit represent
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what is an interval?
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distance between the two pitches of a dyad
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What is a melodic interval?
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interval between two pitches sounded successively
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What is a harmonic interval?
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the interval between two notes sounded at the same time
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