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28 Cards in this Set
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Rhythmic Density |
How many noted there are over a specific amount of time |
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Polyphony |
2 or more lines of music expressing independent musical ideas |
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Form |
Underlying temporal structure of a musical performance |
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Ethnomusicology |
Study of music in a cultural context |
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Range |
All pitches that a voice or instrument could possibly produce |
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Pitch |
Specific tone determined by frequency level |
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Membranophones |
Vibrating membranes that produce sound |
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Aerophones |
Produces sound through air |
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Chordophones |
Vibrating strings that produce sounds |
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Accent |
Emphasized beat |
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Idiophones |
Instrument itself produces sound Plucked, struck, shaken |
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Dynamics |
Volume of a musical sound |
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Meter |
System of grouping beats into individual units |
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Tempo |
Rate of speed of a beat |
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Phonic Structure |
Organizational relationship between or among musical sounds |
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Monophony |
Single line of music |
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Active Listening |
Focus on one thing |
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Free Rhythm |
Music with no regular pulsation |
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Notate music |
Western- detailed notation Others- simple or no notation |
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Timbre |
Tone quality or color of a musical sound |
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Melody |
Organized succession of pitches that form a musical idea |
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Melodic Contour |
General shape or direction of a melody |
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Teaching music |
Western- music books and written word Others- orally |
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Role of Technology |
Makes it easier to record, produce, and distribute music |
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Ethnocentrism |
Assumption that your cultural background is normal while others are strange or exotic |
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Beat |
Regular pulsation of sound |
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Homophony |
Multiple lines of music expressing the same musical idea |
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Heterophony |
Multiple performers playing simultaneous variations of the same line of music |
