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Elements Of Music Flashcards

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1
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What is pitch

A

Pitch means how high or low a note is

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2
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What letters are used to describe pitch

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A B C D E F G

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3
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What is a tune

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A series of notes using a number of different pitches

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4
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How can pitch change a mood

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High pitch and low pitch change the mood and Crete different atmosphere

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5
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What is tempo

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The speed of a piece of music

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6
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How does tempo affect the mood

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Slow music relaxed or sad
Fast music may feel more energetic

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7
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What does accelerando mean

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Getting faster

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8
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What does rallantando mean

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Getting slower

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9
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Name a fast tempo piece

A

Allegro

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10
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What is moderate tempo called

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Andante

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11
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What is slow tempo called

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Adagio

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12
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What do dynamics show

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Loud to soft

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13
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What is dynamics

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The volume of music

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14
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When music gets louder it’s called

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Crescendo

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15
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When music gets softer it’s called

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Diminuendo

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16
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Forte is when

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Music is loud

17
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What is soft music called

A

Piano

18
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Moderately loud music is called

A

Mezzo forte

19
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Moderately soft music is called

A

Mezzo piano

20
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What is duration

A

Long to short - refers to how long a note is

21
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How is the length of a note measured

A

In beats

22
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Name some types of notes

A

Crotchet quaver minim

23
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What is texture

A

Refers to how many melodies are heard at once

24
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What is polyphonic

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Lots of different instruments playing different melodies at the same time

25
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What is homophonic

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One melody with
Accompaniment

26
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What is the name of one melody at the same pitch

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Monophonic

27
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What is the name given to the musical fingerprint

A

Timbre it describes the particular sound quality of an instrument

28
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What is tonality

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Tonality is the character of a piece of music

29
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How does minor key sound

A

Sad

30
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What is the name of the happy key

A

Major

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