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AOS 3 Flashcards

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What is pizzicato?

A

Plucking the strings

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2
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What is Divisi?

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Two parts sharing the same musical line

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3
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What is arco?

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Using a bow to play a string instrument

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What is tremolo?

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A ‘trembling’ effect, moving rapidly on the same note or two different chords

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5
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What is tongued?

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A technique to make the notes sound separated

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What does slurred mean?

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When notes are played smoothly

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What does muted mean?

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Using a mute to change/dampen the sound (brass/string)

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8
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What does a drum roll mean?

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Notes/beats in rapid succession

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What is a glissando?

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A rapid glide over the notes

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10
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What is a trill?

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Rapidly alternating between 2 notes

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What is vibrato?

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Making the notes ‘wobble’ up and down for expression

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12
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What is a theme?

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The main tune or melody

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13
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What is a motif?

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A short musical idea (melodic or rhythmic)

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14
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What is a leitmotif?

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A recurring musical idea related to a specific character/object

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15
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What is underscoring?

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Music playing underneath the dialogue

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16
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What’s the definition of scalic?

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Melody follows the notes of a scale

17
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What’s the definition of triadic?

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Melody uses the notes of a triad

18
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What’s a fanfare?

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A short tune often played by brass instruments to announce the arrival of something/someone important; based on the pitches of a chord

19
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What is a pedal note?

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A long, sustained note, usually in the bass/lower notes

20
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What is an ostinato/riff?

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A short repeated pattern

21
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What is the definition of conjunct?

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Melody moves by step

22
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What is the definition of disjunct?

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Melody moves with leaps/intervals

23
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What is consonant harmony?

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Sounds ‘good’ together

24
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What is dissonant harmony?

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Sounds ‘clashy’ together

25
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What is Chromatic harmony?

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Uses lots of semitones/accidentals that’s not in the home key

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