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23 Cards in this Set
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acoustics
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the science of sound, and the physical basis of music
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consonance
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a pleasing type of harmony that instils a feeling of resolve and comfort, pleasing to the ear
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crescendo
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a type of dynamic that calls for a gradual rise in loudness in music.
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contour
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relates to the shape of the melodic or other music lines in music
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contrast
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varied lines of music to create interest in the song or piece of music
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decrescendo
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a type of dynamic that calls for a gradual decrease in loudness in music
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dissonance
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a type of harmony that is used to create tension in music
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dynamics
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the degrees of soft and loud in music
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genre
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the types or categories in music
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harmony
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pitches that are organized vertically and sound simultaneously
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form
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the shape or structure of a song or piece of music
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instability
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contributes to tension, dissonance, and other characteristics that provide variety and interest musically
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melody
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the main line, or theme in a piece of musicor song that moves horizontally
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meter
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the organization of beats in twos or threes. also, can be mixed meter, the use of both duple and triple in music
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phrase
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a musical sentence, part of the melody
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pulse
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the steady beat, "heartbeat" of traditional western music
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rhythm
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the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in music by the occurence of strong and weak melodic and harmonic beats
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repetition
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thematic, rhythmic, and harmonic material that is being reused in a song or piece of music
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syncopation
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displaced beats and rhythms
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timbre
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tone qualities, register of instruments that are used to create a pallet of sounds in music
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tension
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harmonies that create a feeling of unrest and resolve in music
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tonality
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the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system, or a particular scale or system of tones; a key
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texture
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the thinness or thickness of lines in music, many or less musical lines
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