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Basic Music Knowledge Flashcards

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1
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Whats major

A

Happy music

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2
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Whats minor

A

Sad music

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3
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Whats a cadence

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A sequence of notes or chords for an ending. Can be imperfect or perfect

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4
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Whats modulation

A

Change from one key to another

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5
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Whats arco

A

Bowing string instruments

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6
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Whats pizzicato

A

Plucking string instruments

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7
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Whats staccato

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Italian term for detatched, its a playing technique to make each individual note sound briskly

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8
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Legato

A

A playing technique to make notes sound smooth

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9
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Whats sylabic

A

1 note per syllable

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10
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Whats melismatic

A

Many notes per syllable

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11
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Whats imatation

A

Coping same notes on another instrument

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12
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Whats a trill

A

Very fast, two notes

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13
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Whats a dotted rhythym

A

Bouncy sounding

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14
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Whats simple time

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Groups of 2 beats (think of boulavard)

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15
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Whats compound time

A

Groups of 3 beats (we are the champions)

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16
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Whats homophonic

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Everything moves at the same time

17
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Whats polyphonic

A

Everything moves at different times. Lots of things happening.

18
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Whats anacrusis

A

Notes before beat 1

19
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What is a round in music

A

One thing starts then another then another and so on

20
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What is a coda

A

An ending

21
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What is a pause

A

Long held note

22
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Whats singing in harmony

A

Singing at the same time

23
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Whats singing in unison

A

People singing at the same time but different pitches

24
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Whats a concerto

A

Solo instrument with background orchestra

25
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Whats a symphony

A

Large piece of music by an orchestra

26
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Whats a key in music

A

A tonality

27
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Whats a coda

A

Final section before the finish

28
Q

Whats alberti base

A

Low, high,middle,high sequence

29
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Whats grace notes

A

Quick Notes inbetween notes

30
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What is syncopation

A

Off the beat and catchy

31
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Whats minamilist

A

Repitition

32
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Whats a cadenza

A

The orchestra stops and the solo shows off

33
Q

When putting a speed into a music sheet, where do you put it?

A

Above bar 1

34
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When putting a dynamic into a music sheet, where do you put it?

A

Under bar 1

35
Q

Whats latin american music?

A

Syncopation
Off the beat
Lots of Percussion
Samba/salsa
Dance rythyms

36
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Whats rap music?

A

Rythmic speach and the lyrics are spoken in time with a beat

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