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50 Cards in this Set
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Tuba |
Bass instrument in the brass family |
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Conjunct |
Describes a melody that moves by small intervals |
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Melody |
Succession of single tones or pitches perceived as a unit |
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Beat |
The basic unit of rhythm that divides time into equal segments |
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Interval |
The distance between 2 pitches |
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Countermelody |
One melody added to, or played against another melody |
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Musical sounds are represented by a symbol called a |
Note |
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Rhythm |
The element of music that organizes movement in time |
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Interval |
The distance and relationship between 2 tones |
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Meter is marked off in groups knows as: |
Measures |
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Duple Meter |
The meter that would most likely be associated with a march/ marching band |
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Syncopation |
The deliberate shifting of the accent to a weak beat or an offbeat |
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Chord |
Combination of 3 or more tones that constitutes a single block of harmony |
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Scale |
A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order |
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Triad |
-3 alternate pitches of scale -Most common chord type found in western music -Built on alternative scale steps |
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Should a composer write a film score to a horror movie one might reasonably expect that the harmony would include a great deal of: |
Dissonance |
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Consonant |
Describes a concordant or agreeable combination of tones |
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Dissonance |
Combination of tones that sound discordant, unstable, or in need of resolution |
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Homorhythm |
Texture in which all the voices move in the same rhythm |
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Monophony |
Texture featuring a single, unaccompanied line |
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Polyphony |
Texture that combines 2 or more simultaneous melodic lines |
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Round |
Term that best describes row, row, row, your boat |
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Imitation |
The procedure in which a melodic idea is presented in one voice and then restarted in another |
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Round |
Simple and familiar type of canon |
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Improvisation |
Technique in which performers create music on the spot |
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Sequence |
The restatement of a musical idea at a higher or lower pitch |
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Italian |
The language which tempo markings are generally given |
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Tempo |
The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played |
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Slow tempo music |
Largo, adagio, gravé |
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Accelerando |
Speeding up |
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Dynamics |
The degree of loudness or softness or the volume at which music is played |
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Crescendo |
Gradual swelling of the volume of music |
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PP |
Softest markings of dynamics |
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Timbré |
The quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another |
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Standard ranges of the human voice from highest to lowest |
Soprano Alto Tenor Bass |
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Tenor |
Generally accepted term for the highest male vocal range |
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Instruments of the western orchestra are characterized into these 4 groups |
Brass String Percussion Woodwinds |
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String instruments that are NOT bowed |
Guitar Banjo Madallen |
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Highest to lowest range of bowed string instruments |
Violin Viola Chello Double bass |
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Piccalo |
Highest sounding member of woodwind family |
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Members of the bass family |
Horn Trumpet Trombone Tuba |
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Members of the percussion family |
Timpani Xylophone Marriba Drum |
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-made of metal -blown with metal mouthpiece -sound is created by vibration of lips |
Facts about all brass instruments |
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Percussion family is comprised of a variety of instruments that are made to sound by: |
Striking the instrument |
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Timpani are members of the _____ family of instruments |
Percussion |
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Chorus/ choir |
Fairly large body of singers who perform together |
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Voices without music |
A' capella |
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Universal functions of music in world cultures |
-workers get jobs done more efficiently -religous and civic ceremonies -music -expression of emotion |
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Genre |
General Term suggest something of the overall character of a work/song as well as its function |
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Chronological order of musical periods |
Middle ages Renaissance period Baroque period Classical period Romantic period Impressionist period Twentieth century and beyond |
