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57 Cards in this Set
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Rhythm |
The organization of sound and silence beat |
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Beat |
The primary, steady pulse |
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Arhythmic |
A rhythm that is not steady or symmetrical |
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Meter |
The "fraction" at the beginning of a piece of music |
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Meter |
The "fraction" at the beginning of a piece of music |
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Another name for meter |
Time signature |
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Meter |
The "fraction" at the beginning of a piece of music |
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Another name for meter |
Time signature |
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What do the numbers in a meter mean? |
Top=how many beats per measure Bottom=what kind of note the beat it |
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Meter |
The "fraction" at the beginning of a piece of music |
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Another name for meter |
Time signature |
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What do the numbers in a meter mean? |
Top=how many beats per measure Bottom=what kind of note the beat it |
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Measure |
A small unit of time |
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Syncopation |
Rhythms that favor weak beat over strong beat |
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Tempo |
Speed; how fast the music is moving |
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What is tempo measured in? |
BPMs (beat per minute) |
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What is tempo measured in? |
BPMs (beat per minute) |
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Metronome |
Device for measuring time |
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Ritardando |
To gradually get slower |
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Ritardando |
To gradually get slower |
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Accelerando |
Gradually get faster |
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Meoldy |
Organized set of pitches; thing you sing |
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Pitch |
Frequency; high or low sounds |
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Pitch |
Frequency; high or low sounds |
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Universal tuning note |
A-440 |
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4 different ways to say meoldy |
Theme, motive, tune, riff |
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4 different ways to say meoldy |
Theme, motive, tune, riff |
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What is something "pitched"? |
Some that can be replicated on a piano |
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4 different ways to say meoldy |
Theme, motive, tune, riff |
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What is something "pitched"? |
Some that can be replicated on a piano |
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What is "non-pitched"? |
Something too jumbled to be replicated on a piano |
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4 different ways to say meoldy |
Theme, motive, tune, riff |
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What is something "pitched"? |
Some that can be replicated on a piano |
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What is "non-pitched"? |
Something too jumbled to be replicated on a piano |
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Interval |
The space between 2 notes |
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4 different ways to say meoldy |
Theme, motive, tune, riff |
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What is something "pitched"? |
Some that can be replicated on a piano |
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What is "non-pitched"? |
Something too jumbled to be replicated on a piano |
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Interval |
The space between 2 notes |
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Half step |
Moving to the immediate next key: skips no notes |
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4 different ways to say meoldy |
Theme, motive, tune, riff |
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What is something "pitched"? |
Some that can be replicated on a piano |
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What is "non-pitched"? |
Something too jumbled to be replicated on a piano |
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Interval |
The space between 2 notes |
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Half step |
Moving to the immediate next key: skips no notes |
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Whole step |
Skipping one note |
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4 different ways to say meoldy |
Theme, motive, tune, riff |
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What is something "pitched"? |
Some that can be replicated on a piano |
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What is "non-pitched"? |
Something too jumbled to be replicated on a piano |
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Interval |
The space between 2 notes |
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Half step |
Moving to the immediate next key: skips no notes |
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Whole step |
Skipping one note |
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Major scale formula |
1 1 1/2 1 1 1 1/2 |
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An octave |
8 notes from where you started |
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An octave |
8 notes from where you started |
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Enharmonic |
2 notes that are the same key but have different names |
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Accidentals |
Sharp (#) or flat (b) |