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1
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440 bps

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AABB

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a form that is common for the British Isles

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3
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acoustics

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the scientific study of sound

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4
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aerophone

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wind instrument

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5
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amplitude

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loudness

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6
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binary

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2 part form

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chordophone

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string instrument

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membranophone

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stretched-skin instrument

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idiophone

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a rigid instrument and the whole thing vibrates

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electranophone

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electric instrument

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melody

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a coherent succession of pitches

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melodic contour

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the shape of a melody

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13
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rhythm

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all of the music elements that engage our sense of passing time

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pulse

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beat

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tempo

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speed

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meter

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organization of the pulses

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17
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texture

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the relationship between voices in an ensemble

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18
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monophonic texture

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one voice or multiple people doing the same thing

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19
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polyphonic texture

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multiple voices

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20
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counterpoint

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all voices are different, each equally important

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melody and accompaniment

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a lead and dominant voice, while the other voices are supporting it

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heterophonic texture

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simultaneous performances of melodic variants of the same tune

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pentatonic scale

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5 note scale

24
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melody and drone

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a single line of melody accompanied by one or more continuously sustained sounds of unchanging pitch

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synchronically

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across all cultures

26
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music

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the art form that shapes time

27
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musician

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the artist that shapes our sense of time

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cosmology

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your view at the universe

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sound

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a disturbance in the air

30
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pitch

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steady vibration

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frequency

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the speed of vibration

32
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hertz (Hz)

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beats per second (bps)

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fixed pitch

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you can’t change the frequency of a given note

34
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sliding pitch

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you can change the frequency of a given note

35
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timbre

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the voice of an instrument

36
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form

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architectural structure of a piece of music

37
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ternary

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3 part form

38
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two parts of an instrument

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vibrator and resonator (AMP)

39
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sections

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groups of phrases

40
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string quartet

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chamber music

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chamber music

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music made to be played in a small space; every musician has their own part

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coda

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what happens at the end of the piece

43
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ostinato

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single repeating phrase

44
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John Cage

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composer who looked at the edges of the music (4 min and 33 sec)

45
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Content

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the actual music, what causes you feelings towards the piece

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polyrhythm

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multiple meters happening at the same time

47
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Sound Spatial metaphors for sound

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language does not engage sound very well

48
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Coherence

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meaningfulness (melody)

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