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wHAT IS A TIME SIGNATURE
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The time signature on a musical staff tells you the meter of the music by defining both the number of beats in a measure and the type of note that fills one beat.
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UPBEAT
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WHEN MUSIC IS STARTED ON ANY BEAT OTHER THAN ONE
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SYNCOPATION
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DELIBERATE UPSET OF THE METER OR BEAT THROUGH A TEMPORARY SHIFTING OF ACCENTS, EXAMPLE - JAZZ ROCK OR SPIRITUALS
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STURCTURE OF HARMONY
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INTERVAL
SCALE CHORD TRIAD TONIC TONALITY MODALITY |
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HARMONY
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ARRAGNEMENT OF CHORD
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PITCH
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The pitch of a note is how high or low it sounds
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SYNCOPATION
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DELIBERATE UPSET OF METER OR BEAT THROUGH A SHIFTING OF ACCENTS
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INTERVAL
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DISTANCE BETWEEN ANY 2 TONES AND CAN OCCUR ONE NOTE AFTER ANOTHER MELODIC
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Pentatonic Scale
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A five-note pentatonic scale
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SCALE AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF A SCALE
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PITCHES ARRANGED IN ASCENDING OR DESCENDING ORDER
1. DIATONIC 2. CHROMATIC |
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DIATONIC
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MELODIES AND HARMONIES BUILT FROM THE TONES OF A MAJOR OR MINOR
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MAJOR
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SCALE RAISED 1/2 STEP ON THE 3RD DEGREE
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MINOR
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SCALED LOWED 1/2 STEP ON THE 3RD DEGREE
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CHROMATIC
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FULL GAMUT (RANGE) OF NOTES AVAILABLE IN THE OCTAVE
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CHORD
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3 OR MORE TONES SOUNDED TOGETHER, BULT FROM A PARTICULAR SCALE OR SEQUENCE OF PITCHES.
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TRIAD
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3 PITCHES BUILT ON ALTERNATE TONES OF THE SCALE 1-3-5 OR DO-ME-SO
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TONIC OR KEYNOTE
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THE 1ST TONE OF THE SCALE - DO REVOLES AROUND 1ST TONE.
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TONALITY
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ARRANGEMENT AROUND A TONIC - 1ST AND 8TH NOTE
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MODALITY
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ANYTHING BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 8TH NOTES OF THE TONALITY
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PARTS OF MUSICAL TEXTURE
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HOW IT IS WOVEN TOGETHER, WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME.
vertical and horizontal character of music the thickness or thinness of musical sounds. |
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A MUSICAL VOICE
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A musical voice consists of one melodic or harmonic part
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TYPES OF MUSICAL TEXTURE
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MONPHONIC
HOMOPHONIC POLYPHONIC |
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MONOPHONIC
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ONE MELODIC LINE, NO HARMONY OR COUNTERPOINT YOU CAN HAVE RHYTHM BUT ONLY ONE LINE WITH A SPECIFIC PITCH.
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POLYPHONIC
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2 OR MORE INDEPENDENT MELODIES ACCURING AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO CALLED COUNTERPOINT
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PARTS OF POLYPHONIC
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IMITATION
CANON INVERSION RETROGRADE RETROGRADE-INVERSION AUGMENTATION DIMINUTION |
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IMITATION
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MELODY IS STARTED IN ONE VOICE AND RESTARED IN ANOTHER, EACH CONTINUING AS THE OTHER ENDS
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CANON
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DIFFERENT VOICES OR INSTRUMENT SINGING OR PLAYING SAME MELODY WITH NO CHANGES AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
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INVERSION
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IS UP-SIDE DOWN
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RETROGRADE
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BACKWARDS
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RETROGRAD-INVERSION
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BACKWARDS AND UP AND DOWN
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AUGMENTATION
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MAKE BIGGER - DR. LARGO (REFERS TO RHYTHM)
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DIMINUTION
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MAKE SMALLER
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HOMOPHONIC
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HAS ONE MELODIC LINE THAT DRAWS YOUR ATTENDING AND OTHER PARTS PROVIDE ACCOMPANMENT: EXAMPLE BARBER SHOP MUSIC
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STURCTURE OF FORM
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REPETITION
CONTRASTS VARIATION |
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FORM
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ARRANGMENT IN MUSIC
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REPETITION
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FIXES MATERIAL IN OUR MINDS-SATISFIES NEED FOR FARMILIAR
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CONTRASTS
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STIMULATES INTEREST AND NEED FOR CHANGE.
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VARIATION
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FALLS BETWEEN REPITITION AND CONTRAST
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ELEMENTS OF FORM
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THEME
SEQUENCE MOTIVE MOVEMENTS |
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THEME
A. DEVELOPMENT |
BUILDING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MUSIC
A. STRUCTURE RESHAPING OF THE THEME |
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SEQUENCE
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RESTATEMENT OF A IDEA OR MOTIVE AT A DIFFERENT PITCH LEVEL
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MOTIVE
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SHORT MELODIC OR RHYTHM IDEA, SMALLEST FRAGMENT OF A THEME THAT HAS MELODY OR RHYTHM
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MOVEMENT
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COMPLETE, SELF CONTAINED PART WITHIN A LARGER PART
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KINDS OF FORM
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1. 2 PART FORM (A-B) WITH EACH SECTION REPEATING
2. TENRARY FORM (ABC) 3 PART FORM BASED ON A STATEMENT 3. RONDO FORM FIRST SECTION REACURRS LAST MOVEMENT IN VARIOUS FORMS 4. SONATO-ALLEGRO FORM = OPEINING MOVEMENT OF A MULTI-MOVEMENT CYCLE 5. THEME AND VARIATIONS = A THEME IS STATED AND THEM ALTERED IN SUCCESSIVE STATEMENTS |
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STRUCTURE OF TEMPO
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MARKINGS
CHANGE IN TEMPO |
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TEMPO MARKINGS
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LARGO = BROAD, VERY SLOW
ADAGIO = QUITE SLOW ANDANTE=MODERATELY SLOW, WALKING PACE ALLEGRO = HAST CHEERFUL |
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CHANGE IN TMEPO
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ACCELERANDO = GETTING FASTER
RITARDANDO = HOLDING BACK GETTING SLOWING A TEMPO= RETURN TO PREVIOUS TEMPO |
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DYNAMIC MARKINGS BASED ON ITALIAN WORDS
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PIANO = SOFT (P)
FORTE = LOUD (f) |
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CHANGE IN DYNAMICS
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CRESCENDO = GROWING LOUDER
DECRESCENDO = " " SOFTER SFORZANDO = SUDDEN STRESS OR ACCENT ON A SIGNAL NOT ON CHORD |
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COUNTERPOINT
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INDEPENDENT MELODIC LINE
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EXAMPLE OF MONOPHIC
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ONE PERSON WHISTLING
A SINGLE BUGLE SOUNDING (TAPS) A GROUP OF PEOPLE SIGNING A SONG TOGETHER WITHIN HARMONIES A FIFE&DRUM CORPS WITH ALL FIFE PLANING OR FLUTE |
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aCCOMPANIMENT
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ALL PART OF MUSIC THAT IS NOT MELODY
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KEY
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THE TONIC NOTE
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GAMUT
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A SERIES OF RECONIZED NOTES
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ACTAVE
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A TONE THAT IS E DIATONIC DEGREES ABOVE OR BELOW ANOTHER GIVEN TONE
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ADDITIVE METER
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IRREGULAR # OF BEATS THAT ADD UP TO A LARGER PATTERN
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TEXTURE
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INTERWEAVING OF MELODY (HORIZONTAL) AND HARMONY (VERTICAL) ELEMENTS OF MUSIC.
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ON-BEAT
OFF-BEAT |
FEET ON FLOOR
OFF FLOOR |
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SPIRITUAL
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FOLK MUSIC OR WORD OF MOUTH
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SYNCOPATION
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ACCURANCE OF ACCENTS AT UNEXPECTED PLACES (WEEK OR IN BETWEEN BEETS)
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SCOTT JOPLIN
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1ST AFRICAN AMERICAN COMPOSER - RAGE-TIME
NO 0'S IN MUSIC |
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INSTUMENTS OF AN ORCHESTRA
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STRING
WOODWINDS BRASS PERCUSSION - HAVE TO HIT OR SHAKE |
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STRING INSTRUMENTS
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VIOLING
CELLO STRING BASS |
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WOODWINDS
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FLUTE
PICCOLO CLARINET |
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BRASS
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TRUMPET
TRUMBONE FRENCH HORN BARITONE HORN TUBA |
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PERCUSSION
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MARIMBA
VIBRAPHONE ZYLOPHONE CHIMES DRUM TRIANGLE CYMBOLS |
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INSTRUMENTS THAT MAKE A NOISE BUT CAN NOT MAKE A MELODY ON IT
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DRUM
TRIANLE CYMBALS |
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MODE
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SEQUENCE OF NOTE (MAJOR OR MINOR)
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what need to be present to get melody
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pitches
succession |
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seccession
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a following of note in order of time or place, or a series of notes in sequence
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