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Chapter 2 - Rhythm Flashcards

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1
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The arrangement of long and short sounds that help give music motion

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Rhythm

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Rhythm is the element of music that makes us want to dance and move

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True

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3
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The rate of speed at which a piece is performed

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Tempo

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4
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Most tempo marking are vague

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Tempo

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5
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The cessation of musical tones are called what?

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Rests

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Largo

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Slow and broad

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Adagio

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Slow and at ease

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Andante

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Moderately slow; walking tempo

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Moderato

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Moderate

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Allegro

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Fast; Cheerful

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Presto

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Very fast

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Vivace

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Lively

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13
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Never used by itself and means “Very”

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Molto

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14
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Non troppo

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Not too muc

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15
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Con brio

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With spirit

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16
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A device that provides a steady beat

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Metronome

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17
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A metronome marking is the only specific tempo marking

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True

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18
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The organization of beats into units

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Meter

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19
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The units in which beats are organized

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Measures or bars

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20
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To divide the staff into measures or bars you add what?

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Bar lines

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21
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What is the most specific meter is called

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Time signature

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22
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A time signature looks like a fraction

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Tue

23
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What does the top number mean in a time signature

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How many beats in a measure

24
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The bottom number on a time signature means?

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What type of note gets the beat

25
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What are the three most common meters

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Duple meter - two beats per measure
Triple meter - three beats per measure
Quadruple meter - four beats per measure

26
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The first beat in any conducting pattern is called what

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Downbeat

27
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The last beat in any conducting pattern is called what

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Upbeat

28
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The point where the the hand bounces and rebounds back up in the downbeat ; it signifies where the music begins

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Ichtus (ick-toos)

29
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Meters that change within one song

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Irregular meters

30
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Any odd numbered meters over three

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Irregular meter

31
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A way to emphasize a certain beat

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Accent

32
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To play a note harder or louder than the notes around it

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Stress accent

33
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To hold a note longer than the notes around it

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Duration accent

34
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Placing a note higher or lower than the notes around it

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Position accent

35
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Occurs when accents fall where we don’t expect them

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Syncopation

36
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This is found is the genre of reggae music

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Syncopation

37
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Tells you to take half the value of the note and add it to the note

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Dot

38
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Which note gets 2 beats

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Half note

39
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Dotted half note gets how many beats?

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3
Half note = 2
Half of half note = 1
Add together = 3

40
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What are the most common time signatures?

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4/4 and 6/8

41
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How many beats does a whole note get?

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4

42
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How many beats does a quarter note get?

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1

43
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How many beats does an eighth note get?

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1/2 beat

44
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Main thing happening in a song - the main thing you hear

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Melody

45
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Backup singers

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Harmony

46
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Group of multiple notes

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Chords

47
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Chords cannot be sung

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True because they are multiple notes

48
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A melody can be sung as in the main chunk of the music

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True

49
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The meat of the song

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Chords

50
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What do you divide stabs with?

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Bar lines

51
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Birds eye

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Fermata - hold longer than usual

52
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Crescendo - get louder

53
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>

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Decrescendo - get softer

54
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Smaller >

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Accent - stress note

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