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Basic Music Terms + Ch. 1 Flashcards

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1
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The rate of speed in music

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Tempo

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The flow of notes or music through time; built off of the underlying beat

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Rhythm

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Highness or lowness of a musical sound

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Pitch

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The unique sound of a musical instrument or voice

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Timbre

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The most identifiable element of music; an organized sequence of single notes

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Melody

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The sound of 2 or more pitches; supports the melody

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Harmony

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The overall structure of a piece of music (beginning, middle, end)

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Form

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The loudness or softness of a sound

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Dynamics

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Element focusing on the number of simultaneous musical lines being sounded

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Texture

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One melody

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Monophonic

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More than one melody

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Polyphonic

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Choral music with no instrumental accompaniment

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A cappella

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Category or classification of music

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Style/genre

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A system for writing down music so that critical aspects can be recreated

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Notation

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A musical part that supports other parts/provides background

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Accompaniment

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Translates to “walk softly”; this style of music derives from the work of South African mine workers

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Isicathamiya

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A combination of musical elements that form one unit, no matter how the piece is preserved

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Composition

18
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Why is “time” a tricky word to use to describe music?

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Different regions/cultures conceptualize time differently (linear, circular, etc.)

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Why is “aesthetics” a tricky word to use to describe music?

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Beauty in music is dependent on the different tastes of every culture, not universal

20
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A group of sounds

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Bruno Nettl’s definition of music

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What are the components in the three-part model for studying music?

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1: sound, 2: behavior, 3: conception

22
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Music classification: wind instruments (flutes, trumpets)

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Aerophones

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Music classification: string instruments (lute, guitar)

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Chordophones

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Music classification: self-vibrators (rattles, maracas)

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Idiophones

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Music classification: sound produced by a vibrating stretched membrane (drums)

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Membranophones

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Music classification: electronic (computers)

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Electrophones

27
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Study of the world’s musics

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Ethnomusicology

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Music, being a group of sounds, is what any social group consider it to be

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Textbook’s definition of music

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