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Expressive Elements Flashcards

Teach Jared Expressive Elements I guess

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Expressive Element

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DC: An element that can be manipulated by a performer to create a expressive outcomes

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Duration

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DC: The length of time that a sound, in music lasts for consisting of beat, rhythm, metre, tempo

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Beat

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DC: The basic, regular unit of time heartbeat of the music

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Rhythm

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DC: The pattern of sounds, organised according to duration

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Metre

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DC: The organisation of rhythm into bars, comprising stressed and unstressed beats

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Tempo

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DC: The speed at which the music is played at

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What can you describe when talking about Duration

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DC: Beat, Rhythm, Metre, Tempo

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Pitch

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DC: Describes the high-ness or low-ness of a note.

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Melody

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DC/Me: the main tune of the piece

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Harmony

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DC: merging of simultaneously sounding musical notes

Me: other notes in the piece that supports the melody)

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Tonality

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DC: The organised grouping of a set of related notes (a scale) that a musical work is based on. Often called a key

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Dynamics

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DC: The volume of the music, commonly indicated by marking on the notated composition

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Articulation

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DC: The techniques used by a performer that affects the quality of the sound being created. In particular, the attack (start) and decay (release) of a sound.

Me: Way the performer starts and ends the note

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Tone Colour

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DC: The sound quality of an instrument (also referred to as timbre)

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Texture

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DC: The way the parts or roles and music lines have been combined

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Balance of music lines

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DC: The instrumental/vocal layers in the music, their roles, and how they relate to each other

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Blend of Instrumental Voices

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DC: The way individual and/or groups of instruments/voices merge or stand out

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When describing texture what elements can you refer to

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Balance of music lines, Blend of instrumental voices

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Phrasing

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DC: The way a performer divides the music into short, distinct sections during a performance

Me: English buddy, phrases in English sentences think about that

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Ornamentation/Embellishment

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DC: The way a performer alters the main notes of the music being performed, usually by adding notes or altering the rhythm

Me: Think of Pink Panther second repeat

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Improvisation

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DC: A spontaneous musical passage, section or composition created by a performer

Me: Think of Pink Panther third repeat

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Contrast

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DC: Significant new musical material is introduced

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Repetition

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DC: An established musical pattern or idea used again

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Variation

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DC: Changes/modification to established musical ideas or patterns, while having recognisable features.

Music Performance Unit 1 Expressive Elements (2 decks)

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