Roots Music Flashcards

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Accent

By John Graeter

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Emphasis placed on note or set of notes

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Bar lines

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a vertical line used in a musical score to mark a division between bars

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Bass clef

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Indicates pitch

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Beat

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a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

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Cadence

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a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase.

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Canon

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Same music starting at different times.

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Chord

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a group of (typically three or more) notes sounded together, as a basis of harmony.

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Consonance

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the combination of notes that are in harmony with each other due to the relationship between their frequencies.

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Counterpoint

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relationship between voices that are polyphonous yet independent in rhythm and contour

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crescendo

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a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music.

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Decrescendo

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Gradual decrease in loudness

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Dissonance

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Lack of harmony between notes

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Dominant

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Fifth scale degree of the diatonic scale.

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Downbeat

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an accented beat, usually the first of the bar.

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Dynamics

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How loud or quiet the music is. pp-ff unless you are Tchaikovsky then ppppp-fffff

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Flat

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♭ lower in pitch

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Form

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overall structure or plan of a piece of music

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Forte

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particular part of a song is meant to be played strongly and louder

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Genre

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belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions

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Grand Staff

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music on two staves is joined by a brace

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Homophony

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primary part is supported by one or more additional strands that flesh out the harmony and often provide rhythmic contrast

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Interval

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difference between two pitches

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Instrument families

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String, woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboard

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American Roots Instruments

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The Guitar, The Fiddle, The Accordion, The Banjo and The Harmonica

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Lyrics

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Words of a vocal piece

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Measure

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segment of time corresponding to a specific number of beats in which each beat is represented by a particular note value

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Melody

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linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity

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Meter

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recurring pattern of stresses or accents that provide the pulse or beat of music

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Meter signature

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specify how many beats (pulses) are to be contained in each bar and which note value is to be given one beat.

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Mode

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type of scale, coupled with a set of characteristic melodic behaviours

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Modulation

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changing from one key (tonic, or tonal center) to another.

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Monophony

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simplest of musical textures, consisting of a single melody

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Motive

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smallest structural unit possessing thematic identity

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Movement

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self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form

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Music

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vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.

also, somehow, nickleback.

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Ostinato

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a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm.

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Pickup

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note or sequence of notes which precedes the first downbeat in a bar in a musical phrase

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Pitch

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the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

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Pizzicato

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plucking of strings rather than using a bow.

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Polyphony

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two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody

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Rest

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Silence on sheet. my favorite.

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Rhythm

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a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

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Rondo Form

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Principal theme alternates with contrasting theme.

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Scale

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Set of notes ordered by pitch.

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Sharp

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Like the octothorpe half step higher.♯

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SHMRG

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Sound Harmony Melody Rhythm Growth

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Soprano

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highest vocal range of all voice types

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Staff

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Five lines notes are written on

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Strophic

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all verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music

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Style

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Specific element of music that defines a subset.

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Syncopation

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rhythms which are in some way unexpected which make part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat.

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Tempo

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the speed or pace of a given piece

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tonality

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musical system that arranges pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions

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Tonic

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first scale degree of a diatonic scale

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Texture

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how the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition,

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Treble Clef

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Indicates pitch of notes

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Treble clef note names

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EGBDF, FACE

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Timbre

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the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.

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Vibrato

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a rapid, slight variation in pitch in singing or playing some musical instruments, producing a stronger or richer tone.

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Voice Parts

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Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Contralto| Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone, Bass