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Exam #1 Part 1 Flashcards

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1
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Staccato

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performed with each note sharply detached or separated from the others.

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Ancient Music

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very little notation hence no understanding of sound or style

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Legato

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in a smooth flowing manner, without breaks between notes.

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Melody

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A series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole.

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Range

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Distance between voice or instrument’s highest & lowest possible tones.

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Octave

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Doubling/halving of frequency.

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Romantic

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1820-1900

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Beat

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Recurrent pulsation.

Divides music into equal units of time.

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Tape Studio (1950s)

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Rudimentary form of sampling

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Meter

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Grouping of beats

2s and 3s; strong and weak

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Clef

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A symbol that is placed at the left-hand end of a staff, indicating the pitch of the notes written on it.

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Accent

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note is emphasized.

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Dominant

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the fifth scale degree of the diatonic scale, called “dominant” because it is next in importance to the tonic.

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Duration (Rhythm)

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Flow of music through time.

Particular arrangement of note lengths.

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Tone

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Definite pitch.

Tones have specific frequencies.

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MIDI

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an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It’s a way to connect devices that make and control sound.

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Triad

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a set of three notes that can be stacked vertically in thirds.

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Vibrato

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the act of actually altering the pitch of the string by rocking or vibrating your finger the pitch of the note through the physical movement of your fingers.

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19
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Climax

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High point of melody.

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Resolution

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movement away from a dissonance, towards consonance

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21
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Music Notation

A

music uses the first 7 letters of the alphabet.

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Tambourine

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Indefinite pitch

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Register

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The “height” or range of a note, set of pitches or pitch classes, melody, part, instrument, or group of instruments.

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Monophonic Texture

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Single, unaccompanied melody.

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Crescendo

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Gradually louder.

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Consonance

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Stable, restful chords.

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Metronome

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Indicates exact tempo (120 BPM)

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Baroque

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1600-1750

29
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Picolo Flute

A

Highest woodwind

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Pizzicato

A

playing technique that involves plucking the strings of a string instrument.

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Variation

A

reworking ideas to keep them new.

32
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Treble Clef

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AKA the G Clef, represents higher notes.

33
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Harmony

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The way chords are constructed and how they follow each other.

34
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Music

A

A vital part of human society.

  • Provides entertainment and emotional release; accompanies activities
  • Heard everywhere in modern life
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Syncopation

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Emphasis placed on an unexpected note or beat.

36
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Homophonic Texture

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One melody with chordal accompaniment.

37
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Accent

A

Tone played louder than tones near it.

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Dissonance

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Unstable, tense chords.

39
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Renaissance Timeline

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1450-1600

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Flat

A

Lower in pitch by one semitone.

41
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Tuning Peg

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Mechanism used to tune string instruments.

42
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Binary Form

A

AABB

43
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Saxophone

A

Single Reed

44
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Bass Clef

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AKA the F Clef, represents lower notes.

45
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Tempo

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The speed of the beat; the pace.

Italian terms are used.

46
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Decrescendo

A

Gradually softer.

47
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Musical Texture

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Layering of sound, how layers relate.

48
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Timpani

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Definite pitch

49
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Polyphonic Texture

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Two ore more equally important melodies sounding simultaneously.

50
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Adagio

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slow tempo

51
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Mute

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a device fitted to a musical instrument to alter the sound produced

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Chord

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Three or more tones sounded at once.

53
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Staff

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a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch

54
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Key

A

Centering of a melody or harmony around a central note.

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Tonic

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the first scale degree of a diatonic scale (the first note of a scale) and the tonal center or final resolution tone that is commonly used in the final cadence in tonal (musical key-based) classical music, popular music and traditional music.

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Musical Form

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Organization of musical elements in timeline.

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Ternary Form

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ABA

58
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Tone Color (timbre)

A

Quality that identifies an instrument’s sound

Can be bright, dark, mellow, etc.

Unlimited variety of tone colors.

59
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Dynamics

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Relative loudness of a sound.

Italian terms are used to indicate dynamics.

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Pitch

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Highness or lowness of sound.

Determined by frequency of vibration.

  • Fast Vibration = High Pitch
  • Slow Vibration = Low Pitch
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Interval

A

Distance between 2 tones.

62
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Sharp

A

Higher in pitch by one semitone.

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