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Fundamentals of Western Music I and II Flashcards

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What is dynamics?

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Amplitude. (Not fixed-varies from artist to artist)

How loud or soft.

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What is pitch?

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Frequency.

How low or how high a note is.

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What is piano?

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Part of dynamics.

Soft.

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What is forte?

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Part of dynamics.

Loud.

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How does duration play a role in music?

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Music has a set time. And happens in time.

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What is a beat?

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It is a pulse that underlies the structure of the piece.

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What is an accent?

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It implies meter. An accent is added to the beat.

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Meter

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Duple Meter. (2-2, 4-4)
Triple Meter (3-3)
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What is rhythm?

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An arrangement of long and short notes.

It is the surface element (instruments are playing)

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What is syncopation?

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The accent is between beats or on the weak beats. Very common in funk music.

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What is tempo?

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It is the speed. (Depends on the artist and is not fixed).

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What is Adagio?

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Slow - a type of tempo

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What is andante?

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Walking tempo- a type of tempo

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What is allegro?

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Fast - a type of tempo.

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What is presto?

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Very fast- a type of tempo.

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What is melody?

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Melodies are usually organized into phrases.
Each phrase is marked with a cadence.
Think of contour.

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What is a cadence?

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It is like a period used to end the phrases of melody. It is musical punctuation.

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What is harmony?

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Vertical alignment of pitches. It changes how you hear the melody and adds dimension.

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What is consonance?

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It is a type of harmony that is pleasant sounding to the ear.

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What is dissonance?

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A harmony that sounds harsh and makes the ear crave resolution.

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What is modality?

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A subcategory of harmony.
Major
Minor
- still has elements of either.

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What is texture?

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How different parts of the music interact with each other.

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Monophony

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One line (or melody) only.

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What is homophony?

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One line plus accompaniment. -accompaniment is less important than melody.

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What is polyphony?

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2 or more line of equal importance.

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What is imitation?

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A type of polyphony. 2 or more lines if equal importance that are melodically similar.

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Name two forms in music.

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Repetition and contrast.

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Name the 4 (5) instrument families.

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Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion (Keyboard)

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Name some string instruments.

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Violin, guitar, cello, bass, double bass, viola, harp.

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Name some woodwinds instruments.

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Flute, Saxophone, clarinet, oboe, English horn, tuba

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Name some percussion instruments.

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Piano, drums, triangle, xylophone

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Name some keyboard instruments.

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Piano, accordion.

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