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30 Cards in this Set
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melody
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a series of notes that makes sense
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rhythm
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a time relation between sounds
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texture
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the way all the notes in a piece relate to each other
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monophonic
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a single melody
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homophonic
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dominant melody with accompaniment
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heterophonic
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more than one version of the same melody at the same time
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polyphonic
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more than one different melody at the same time
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aerophone
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vibrating column of air
ie shackuhachi from Japan |
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chordophone
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vibrating string
ie sitar from India |
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membranophone
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vibrating head
ie tabla from North India |
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idiophone
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vibration of instrument itself
ie Gamelan gong |
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aesthetics
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what is considered beautiful
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Uillean pipes
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air is pumped in with elbow, soft sweet sound
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Scottish bagpipes
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air is blown into bellows, loud and meant for war
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PowWows orignated as __________________________
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a way to honor WWII veterans
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the purpose of the Native American flute is _______________________
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a courting instrument
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Southern drum
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open drum, 3 to 4 honor beats
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Northern drum
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closed drum, honor beats vary according to song
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the symbol of the modern PowWow is _____________________
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the fancy dance
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The root of all jazz is _____________
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blues
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Dixieland orginated in
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New Orleans
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Big Band was created primarily for
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the swing era
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instruments of the big band include
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saxophone, trombone, trumpet, piano, trap set, bass guitar
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charlie parker
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bebop saxophone
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dizzy gillespie
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be bop trumpet
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Miles Davis
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cool jazz trumpet
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raga
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melody
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tala
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rhythm
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drone
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an unchanging tone or group of tones against which melodies are played
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sitar
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stringed instrument like guitar from North India
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