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70 Cards in this Set
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The length of sounds
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Duration
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The symbol for the longest tone in music; 4 counts
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Whole Note
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The symbol for the tone getting two counts
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Half Note
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The symbol for the tone getting one count
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Quarter Note
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The symbol for when no music should be played or sung
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Rest
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Rest getting 4 counts of no sound
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Whole Rest
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Rest getting 2 counts of no sound
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Half Rest
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Rest getting 1 count of no sound
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Quarter Rest
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Rest getting 1/8 of no sound
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Eighth Rest
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Sound organized in time
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Rhythm
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An instrument that keeps the beat regularly
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Metronome
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The sign that indicates how many beats per measure in the music; at the beginning of the piece
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Meter
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Two numbers that are one on top of the other
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Time Signature
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Which number in the time signature indicates how many beats there are per measure?(top or bottom)
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Top
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Which number in the time signature indicates what kind of note gets one beat? (top or bottom)
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Bottom
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Formed from high and low notes together; the main tune of the song
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Melody
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A pattern that occurs several times throughout a piece
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Musical Theme
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Symbol of sound
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Musical Note
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The five lines and five spaces on which all music is written
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Musical Staff
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The staff for high notes/sounds
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Treble
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The symbol for the treble staff
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Treble Clef
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Staff for low notes/sounds
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Bass
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The symbol for the bass starff
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Bass Clef
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High voice/sound
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Soprano
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Mid-high voice/sound
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Alto
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Middle voice/sound
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Tenor
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Mid-low voice/sound
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Baritone
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Very low voice/sound
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Bass
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Caused by the vibration of the materials of the instruments or by the vocal chords
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Pitch
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When the sound moves from one note to another without skipping a tone
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steps/scale
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The symbol for the treble staff
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Treble Clef
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Staff for low notes/sounds
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Bass
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The symbol for the bass starff
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Bass Clef
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High voice/sound
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Soprano
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Mid-high voice/sound
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Alto
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Middle voice/sound
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Tenor
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Mid-low voice/sound
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Baritone
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Very low voice/sound
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Bass
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Caused by the vibration of the materials of the instruments or by the vocal chords
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Pitch
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When the sound moves from one note to another without skipping a tone
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steps/scale
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When the pitch moves up or down skipping tones in between as it moves
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Leaps
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The overall plan, or structure, of music
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Form
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Pattern repeated several times throughout the music
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Melody Pattern
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A musical form that has different sections
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Rondo
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The symbol that tells the musician when to go back and play or sing a passage again
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Repeat sign
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How loud or soft the music should be; indicated by italicized Italian words
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Dynamics
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Loud Dynamic
(4; on scale 1-4) |
forte
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Medium loud dynamic
(3; on scale 1-4) |
mezzo forte
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Medium soft dynamic
(2; on scale 1-4) |
mezzo piano
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Soft dynamic
(1; on scale 1-4) |
piano
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To gradually become louder
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Crescendo
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To gradually become softer
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Decrescendo
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Speed of the beat
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Tempo
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To play/sing music smoothly
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Legato
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To play/sing music detached or separated
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Staccato
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Group of instruments that were one time made of wood; now made from metal or plastic. These instruments have a mouthpiece with a sliced piece of reed.
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Woodwinds
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Group of instruments that are made of tubes of brass and have "flowers" at the end. Sounds are made by "buzzing" into a bell-shaped mouthpiece.
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Brass
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Group of instruments that have strings
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Strings
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Feeling that a piece of music creates for the listener
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Mood
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Two major divisions in western music
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Major and minor keys
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Bluesy or sad key
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Minor Key
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Songs that tell stories
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Ballads
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When one instrument plays or one voice sings a main melody
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Solo
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Large group of singers
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Chorus
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When a chorus or solo singer has not instrumental accompaniment
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a capella
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When different pitches are played or sang together
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Harmony
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Our State song
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Texas, Our Texas
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U.S. folk dance
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Square Dancing
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An orchestral work of four movements; 25 to 45 minutes long; has fast section, slow section, dancelike section, and fast end
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Symphony
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American form of jigs and clogging
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Tap Dance
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