Experience Music By K. Charlton: Chapter 1

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Music

Back 1

Art of organized sounds in time

Front 2

Describe the Sound Process.

Back 2

Disturbed air particles-->vibration-->sound

Front 3

Describe the effect of frequency on pitch.

Back 3

Faster freq. = higher note
Slower freq. = lower note

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Note

Back 4

Musical sound

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Pitch

Back 5

How high or low notes sound, based on frequency of vibrations per second

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Staff

Back 6

5 lines & 4 spaces

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Dynamics

Back 7

Loudness / softness of music

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Pianissimo

Back 8

Very soft

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Piano

Back 9

Soft

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Mezzo

Back 10

Medium [dynamics]

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Forte

Back 11

Loud

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Fortissimo

Back 12

Very Loud Music gradually becoming softer

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Crescendo

Back 13

Music gradually getting louder

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Decrescendo

Back 14

Music gradually getting softer

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Timbre / Tone Color

Back 15

Distinctive quality of sound for an instrument / voice

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Rhythm

Back 16

Flow of music through time; combination of long / short sounds & silence

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Beat

Back 17

Regular pulse evident in some music; we tap feet to a beat

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Meter

Back 18

Organization of beats into groups called measures

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What are 3 types of meter?

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Duple -- 2 beats per measure
Triple -- 3 beats per measure
Quadruple -- 4 beats per measure

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Measures

Back 20

Short sections of music divided by bars; help w/ organization of music into a specific number of beats per measure

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Tempo

Back 21

Pace / speed of beat in music

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Adagio

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At ease (slow)

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Andante

Back 23

Walking pace (medium)

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Allegro

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Cheerful (fast)

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Accelerando

Back 25

Music gradually getting faster

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Ritardando

Back 26

Music gradually getting slower

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Melody

Back 27

- Horizontal aspect of music
- Series of notes constituting a recognizable whole
- Aspect of music we remember / hum
- Moving by steps / leaps

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Theme

Back 28

Melody serving as basis for larger musical section or composition

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Cadence

Back 29

Point of rest; gives a sense of conclusion

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Harmony

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- Vertical aspect of music
- 2 or more different pitches sounded simultaneously

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Chords

Back 31

Groups of 3 or more notes played together

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Consonance

Back 32

Stable harmonies (sound good)

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Dissonance

Back 33

Unstable harmonies (sound bad); often moves music toward consonant resolution (i.e. when stable harmonies return)

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Music can be rhythmic w/o having a beat. True or false?

Back 34

True.
Example: Gregorian chants

Front 35

Give an example of a melody that's not a theme.

Back 35

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" (childhood singing version)