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Elements Of Music - Part one Flashcards

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State the meaning of articulation

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How notes are performed, smooth, short or accented

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State the meaning of cadence

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A two - chord progression that ends a phrase or section

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3
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State the meaning of a chord

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Two or more notes played together

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4
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State the meaning of composer

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The writer of the music

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5
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State the meaning of dynamics

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How loud or soft the music is

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State the meaning of harmony

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A progression of chords often to accompany a melody

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State the meaning of interval

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The distance between two notes

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State the meaning of metre

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A pattern of beats often indicated by the time signature

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9
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State the meaning of modulation

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How music moves from one key scale to another

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10
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State the meaning of ornament

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A musical decoration

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11
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State the meaning of pitch

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How high or low the music is

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State the meaning of range

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The interval between the highest and lowest notes of a melody, piece or section

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13
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State the meaning of rhythm

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The combination of different lengths of notes

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State the meaning of structure

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How the music is organised into sections

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State the meaning of tempo

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How fast or slow the music is

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State the meaning of texture

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How various parts are combined and layered together to create a musical effect

17
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State the meaning of timbre

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The tone quality or specific sound that an instrument or combination of instruments make

18
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State the meaning of tonality

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The links to keys, chords and harmony and refers to whether music in major, minor, chromatic or without a clear key

19
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How can articulation be described?

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  • legato
  • staccato
  • accent
20
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How do woodwind or brass players create articulation?

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By slurring notes to make them sound legato or tonging notes to make them sound only slightly or distinctly staccato

21
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How can string players use articulation?

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By using bows to play legato, playing without the bow and plucking the strings in pizzicato and move the bow very quickly back and forth to create the tremolo effect

22
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What is arco?

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Where string players use the bow

23
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What is pizzicato?

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Where strong players pluck the string with their fingers

24
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What is tremolo?

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When string players move the bow back and forth very quickly on one note

25
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How can vocalists create articulation?

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Where they apply a technique called melisma to create a smooth effect whilst singing opposite to syllabic where each syllable has a separate note

26
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Give the four cadences and their chords

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◾️Perfect cadence : chord V - chord I
◾️plagal cadence : chord IV -chord I
◾️imperfect cadence : chord I, II or IV - chord V
◾️interrupted cadence : chord V - Chord VI

27
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how does a perfect cadence make the music sound?

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Complete, used to end the section or complete a piece

28
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How does is a plagal cadence used?

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Often at the end of church music or hymns and makes the music sound complete

29
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What does an imperfect cadence sound like?

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Incomplete and often occurs halfway through the phrase

30
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Describe an interrupted cadence

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It sounds unexpected and comes as a surprise to the listener (as they would expect to hear chord I after chord V but instead hear chord IV).

31
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When may a chord contain notes that clash?

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In film music to reflect something scary

32
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Which are the primary chords?

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Chords I, IV and V and are most common, found in western music

33
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Which chords are the secondary chords?

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Chords II and IV, these are the minor in the major key

34
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What is the name of chord I?

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Tonic

35
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What is the name of chord IV?

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Subdominant

36
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What is the name of chord V?

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Dominant

37
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What is harmonic rhythm?

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How often chords in a piece or phrase change

38
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Give the examples of harmony

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▪️Block chords - all notes sound together
▪️broken or arpeggiated chords
▪️dissonant -where notes in a chord clash
▪️diatonic -where the harmony is major and/or minor
▪️chromatic
▪️primary -primary chords are used
▪️rich - romantic/ luscious
▪️close - notes are close together

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