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29 Cards in this Set
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Melody |
pitch + rhythm |
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conjunct |
notes close together |
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Disjunct |
notes far apart |
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Harmony |
2 or more notes played at same time |
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consonance |
pleasing to ear |
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dissonance |
not pleasing to ear |
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Timbre |
sound quality |
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Dynamics |
(volume) soft or loud |
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meter |
organization of strong & weak beats (time signature) |
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Tempo |
speed |
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syncopation |
accents between beats (jazz is always like this) |
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vocable |
words w/ no meaning (Native American Music) |
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melisma |
more than 1 note per syllable (Japanese music) |
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Glissando |
sliding from 1 pitch to another w/ no specific rhythm |
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range |
lowest note to highest note |
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form of Blues |
AAB= same(A), same(A), different(B) |
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Secular |
not religious |
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Vernacular |
music of a region or country |
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shape note system |
-uses shapes instead of ovals -for people who can't read normal music |
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Pentatonic scale |
5 note scale |
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Atonal |
not in certain key |
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Avant-garde |
experimental |
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monophonic |
1melody, no harmony |
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woodwind |
flute, saxophone, |
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percussion |
snare, cowbell, triangle |
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keyboard |
piano, organ |
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Brass |
tuba, trumpet |
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African |
1) learned by rote 2) Rhythm is most important |
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Indian |
1) singers are highly trained 2) Raga- 22 note system 3) Rasa- Ascetic feeling |
