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15 Cards in this Set
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Pitch
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highness or lowness of a sound described by a frequency determined by length/size of vibrating object
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Frequency
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number of vibrations per second
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tone
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musical sound, perceivable pitch
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duration
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length of time the vibration can be heard
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amplitude
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volume, loudness
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melody
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line/tune in music, succession of single pitches that are recognizable as a whole horizontal aspect
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range
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distance between lowest/highest notes
ex. wide, narrow, medium |
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contour
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overall shaping
ex. ascend,descend, wavelike |
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conjunct
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moved by a small intervals in a joined connected manner
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disjunct
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move in larger, disconnected intervals
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phrase
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unit of meaning w/n larger structure
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cadence
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punctuates music like comma/period
ex. inconclusive, conclusive |
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countermelody
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added tune
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nonmetric
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without strong sense of beat/meter, pulse is veiled/weak
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rhythm
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movement of music in time
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