Fine Arts - Music Flashcards

1
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Play selections from various genres and have the students brainstorm a list of the key features for each of the genres. Activities like this will help students become more comfortable using musical terminology.

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Active Listening

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2
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found (hand signs, jumping, clapping, foot tapping, body percussion, snapping, etc.) into your instruction whenever possible.Doing so will not only be fun for students, but it will also help them internalize key concepts such as rhythm and meter.

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Movement

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3
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holistic, experienced-based approach that emphasizes the pleasure of music and the importance of the human voice

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The Kodály Concept

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4
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system of singing notes, uses do re mi fa so la ti do

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Solfege

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5
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students learn songs by ear, an excellent strategy for teaching simple songs to students who cannot yet read music

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Rote Learning

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6
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two staffs joined together by a brace (used for harps)

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Grand Staff

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7
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  • indicates the pitch of notes written on the staff

- indicates where notes on a staff are pitched

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clef

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8
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indicates that the pitch should be raised by a half tone

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sharp

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9
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indicates that the pitch should be lowered by a half tone

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flat

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10
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flats, sharps, and natural signs that appear within a piece of music but not in the key signature - only apply to the notes in the measure in which they appear

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accidentals

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11
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patterning of strong and weak beats

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meter

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12
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occurs when beats that are generally unstressed receive emphasis

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syncopation

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13
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adding a ___ to a note or rest increases its duration by half

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dot

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14
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very slow

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grave

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15
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broadly

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largo

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16
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slow and stately

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adagio

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17
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at a walking pace

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andante

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18
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between andante and moderato

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andante moderato

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19
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moderately

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moderately

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20
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close to but not quite allegro

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allegro moderato

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21
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fast, quickly, and bright

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allegro

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22
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lively and fast

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vivace

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23
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very fast

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allegro vivace

24
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very, very fast

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presto

25
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even faster than presto

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prestissimo

26
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gradually slowing down

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rallentando

27
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holding back, becoming slower

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ritardando

28
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immediately slowing down

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ritenuto

29
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gradually accelerating

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accellerando

30
Q

resume the previous tempo

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a tempo

31
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resume the first tempo

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tempo primo

32
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extremely soft

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pianississimo

33
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very soft

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pianissimo

34
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soft

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piano

35
Q

moderately soft

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mezzo-piano

36
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moderately loud

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mezzo-forte

37
Q

gradually become softer

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diminuedo

38
Q

loud and then immediately soft

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fortepiano

39
Q

the quality of a tone, generally used to describe differences in sounds played or sung at the same pitch and loudness, but by different instruments and/or voices

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timbre

40
Q

violins, violas, cellos, and string basses

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bowed instruments

41
Q

guitar, harp, banjo, and lute

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plucked instruments

42
Q

consists of at least 90 musicians and plays symphonies and other classical works

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full-scale orchestra

43
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a group of 15 to 45 musicians who play chamber works or works written to be performed in a smaller more intimate space

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chamber orchestra

44
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feature woodwinds, brass, and percussion but no strings expect for occasionally a double bass

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symphonic bands

45
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dramatic musical form that includes singing to orchestral accompaniment

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opera

46
Q

the text of the opera is written by a librettist

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libretto

47
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brief orchestral composition played before the first act begins in order to set the tone for the opera

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overture

48
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orchestral pieces played before acts to set the tone for the act

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prelude

49
Q

song written for solo voice

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aria

50
Q

vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech, often used to lead-in to an aria

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recitative

51
Q

the highest vocal range for women

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soprano

52
Q

the middle vocal range for women

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mezzo-soprano

53
Q

the lowest vocal range for women

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contralto

54
Q

the highest vocal range for men

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tenor

55
Q

the middle vocal range for men

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baritone

56
Q

the lowest vocal range for men

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bass

57
Q

ability to perform highly ornamental musical passages that feature elaborate runs, trills, and wide leaps

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coloratura