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what does Mf mean

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Mezzo Forte

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what does Mezzo Forte mean

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loud

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what does p mean

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piano

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what does pp mean

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pianissimo

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what does mp mean

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Mezzo Piano

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what does F mean

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Forte

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what does Rallentando mean

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Gradually Slowing down

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what does accelerando mean

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Gradually Speeding Up

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Describe what an Octave is

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The distance of 8 notes.

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what is a GLISSANDO

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Rapid sliding up or down the notes Popular on piano, harp and trombone

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what is a Trill and in what music can you find it

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A rapid repeated movement between 2 notes and its found in Baroque Music

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what is the PENTATONIC SCALE

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A scale based on 5 notes. Very popular in folk Music

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what does Atonal mean

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Music based on no particular key. Sounds dissonant and is hard to listen to. Very popular in 20th Cent.

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What is MODULATION

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Moving from one Key to another

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what is meant by the term SYLLABIC

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One note for each syllable.

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what is meant by the term MELISMATIC

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Several notes sung to one syllable

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What is Scat Singing

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Nonsense words and sounds made up by a singer usually found in JAZZ music.

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What is Tonality

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Whether the music is major or minor or atonal

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what is major

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The music sounds in a major key – bright and happy sounding

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what is minor

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The music sounds in a minor key – sad and dull sounding

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what is a Chord

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Two or more notes sounding together

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what is an ARPEGGIO

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Notes of the chord played one after the other – can be spread beyond an octave

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what is a Vamp

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A rhythmic accompaniment with a bass note played on the strong beat and a chord played off the beat.

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what is a DESCANT

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Another melody above the main tune, mainly in vocal music

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what is meant by the term PEDAL

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A note which is held or repeated continuously in the bass part while the harmony changes over it

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what is meant by the term INVERTED PEDAL

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A note which is held or repeated continuously in the upper part while the harmony changes below it

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what is a DRONE

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One note held on or repeated in the bass. Commonly found on a bagpipe.

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What is SIMPLE TIME

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Music with 2, 3 or 4 beats in the bar. Each beat is usually 1 crotchet. Time signatures could be 2/4, 3/4 or 4/4 etc.

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What is COMPOUND TIME

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Each beat is divided into groups of 3 pulses. Time signatures could be 6/8 9/8 or 12/8 etc.

30
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what is a RUBATO

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The performer plays in a very free way and is able to pull the music about to suit the situation

31
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what is SYNCOPATION

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Accented notes playing off or against The beat. Same as above

32
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what is a SCOTCH SNAP

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A rhythmic figure with a short accented note followed by a longer note. Mostly found in a Strathspey

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What is a ANACRUSIS

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Notes which appear before the first strong beat of the bar. Almost like a very short lead-in.

34
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Name the Five Scottish Dances

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Waltz, Jig, Strathspey, Reel, March

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What is meant be the term ADAGIO

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Slow, stately tempo

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What is meant be the term ANDANTE

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Walking pace, medium tempo

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What is meant by the term MODERATO

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A moderate, medium pace. A bit livelier than andante.

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What is meant be the term ALLEGRO

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Fast, quickly and bright

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what is POLYPHONIC

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Texture consisting of two or more melodic lines which weave independently of each other

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what is CONTRAPUNTAL

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Texture consisting of two or more melodic lines which weave independently of each other

41
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What is HOMOPHONIC

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Texture where all the parts move together rhythmically

42
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what is an OSTINATO

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A short musical pattern repeated many times

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what is BINARY FORM

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A form where the music is made up from 2 sections – A & B

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what is TERNARY FORM

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A form where the music is made up from 3 sections – A B A

45
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What is RONDO FORM

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A form in music where the first section comes back after each contrasting section A B A C A

46
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What is a CANON

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Strict imitation where one part sings or plays the melody with another part entering shortly afterwards with exactly the same melody

47
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what is a MIDDLE 8

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Modulating 8 bars connecting 2 related sections

48
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what is STROPHIC

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Music / song with a recurring verse and Chorus

49
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what is a CODA

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The concluding section at the end of a movement or section to give a final effect

50
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what is a CADENZA

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A show-off passage in a Concerto where the soloist performs a solo passage showing how well they play the instrument.

51
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what is a WALKING BASS

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A moving bass line with notes of the same value. They usually move in step

52
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what is a GROUND BASS

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A theme repeated in the bass many times while the upper parts are varied

53
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what is a ALBERTI BASS

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Broken chords played in the left hand while the right hand plays the melody. Usually found only on piano

54
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what are the THREE TYPES OF BASS PARTS

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WALKING BASS, GROUND BASS,ALBERTI BASS

55
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What are the Female Voices

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SOPRANO, MEZZO-SOPRANO, ALTO

56
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what is a SOPRANO

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The highest range of female voice

57
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what is a MEZZO-SOPRANO

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Female voice range lying between a soprano and alto

58
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What is a ALTO

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The lowest female voice

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