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44 Cards in this Set
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slow |
Largo,Adagio, meno |
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walking tempo |
Andante,Moderato |
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very fast |
Allegro,Presto, Vivace, Molto |
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Rhythm |
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. |
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Meter |
the subdivision of beats. The number of beats per measure determine the term associated with that meter. |
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duple meter |
1, 2 |
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triple meter |
1, 2, 3 (waltz) |
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irregular meter |
numberof beats per measure is NOT divisible by 2 or 3 (e.g. 5/4, 7/4, 11/4, etc.) |
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Compound meter |
beatsare subdivided into 3 instead of 2. |
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Mixed Meter |
whendifferent time signatures occur frequently in one piece of music |
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Ritardando |
gradualslowing of the tempo |
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Accelerando |
–gradual quickening of the tempo |
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Rubato |
agive and take in the tempo, usually associated with increase and decrease inmusical tension. |
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Syncopation |
placingrhythmic emphasis on places other than those expected |
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Pickup |
whennotes occur before the first strong beat |
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Accent |
anemphasis placed a note compared to the notes around it |
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Forte |
loud |
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pianno |
soft |
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mezzo |
modifiers meaning half (mf, mp) |
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pitch |
tone that gives the overall sound |
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hertz |
cycles per second |
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staff and clef |
staff is g, cleff is f |
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interval, sharp, flat |
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Crescendo |
gradually get louder |
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Diminuendo |
gradullay get softer |
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Pitch |
thespecific quality of a sound that makes it a recognizable tone |
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Hertz |
number of vibrations per second |
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Dissonant |
harsh |
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conssonant |
pleasing |
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Phrase > |
amusical unit, or part of a complete musical idea |
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Cadences |
closescomplete sections, sets of related phrases, or the the end of a piece |
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Chromatic Scale |
all half steps |
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Monophonic |
singlemelodic line without accompaniment |
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Homophonic |
mostcommon texture – melody and accompaniment |
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Polyphonic |
multiplemelodic lines of equal importanceing: chunked |
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Timbre |
or‘tone color,’ is related to the harmonics found in each pitch the instrumentplays and their strength. |
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Tenor |
highmale voice, brighter color and rich in overtones |
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Soprano |
can sing fast, light passages and in a very high range |
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MezzoSoprano |
similarsound to the soprano but a bit darker |
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Alto |
darkerand lower than sopranos |
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Portamento |
slidingfrom note to note(also used in singing) |
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Spiccato |
atechnique of playing rapidly where the bow bounces lightly off of the string |
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Embouchure |
theuse of facial muscles and the shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece to producesound |
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Trumpet, French Horn,Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba |
most common brass instruments |
