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1
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Define “compound time”

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Each beat is subdivided into 3 quavers

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2
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Define “syncopation”

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When any off beat is accented

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3
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Trill =

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Vibratory sound/technique

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4
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Swing/ shuffle rhythm =

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In compound time, beats in ratio 2:1

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5
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Metre =

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Time signature

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6
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4 types of tonality

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major, minor, modal, atonal

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tonal =

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major/minor

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8
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modal =

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music with an unconventional scale

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atonal =

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music has no key

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10
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modulation =

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changing key

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11
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What is a tremolo?

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Often played on strings:a rapid repetition of one note.

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12
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types of cadence

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perfect, plagal, interrupted, imperfect, tièrce de picardie

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13
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which cadence: between chords 1 and 5

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perfect

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14
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which cadence: between chords 1 and 4

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plagal

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15
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which cadence ends in the relative minor when it should end in the tonic?

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interrupted

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16
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which cadence ends on chord 5

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imperfect

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17
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which cadence ends in the relative major of the tonic, where the key is minor?

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tièrce de picardie

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18
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rubato =

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expressive changes in tempo

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19
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increase in tempo =

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accelerando

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20
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decrease in tempo =

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rallentando/decelerando

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21
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getting softer =

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decrescendo/diminuendo

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22
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getting louder =

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crescendo

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23
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3 string techniques

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pizzicato, arco, con sordino

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24
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pizzicato =

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string technique, plucking

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arco =

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string technique, played with bow

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26
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con sordino =

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string technique, played with a mute

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27
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types of texture (10 total)

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monophonic/unison, homophonic, polyphonic/contrapuntal, octaves, call + response, antiphonal, melody + accompaniment, imitation, canon, a capella.

28
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monophonic texture =

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only 1 melodic line (different instruments can be playing, but always the same notes)

29
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homophonic texture =

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chordal, in harmony. all parts move at same rhythm, but play different notes.

30
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portamento =

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slides on string instruments

31
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glissando =

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slide

32
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what is harmonic rhythm?

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the speed at which the chords change

33
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word for when chords don’t clash

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consonance/concordance

34
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words for when chords clash

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dissonance

35
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what is anacrusis?

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when a piece starts on an unaccented beat of the bar (e.g. the “a” in “a-way in a manger” starts on the 3rd beat)

36
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what is hemiola?

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a rhythmic device. music written in duple metre is temporarily accented to make it feel like it’s in triple metre, or vice versa.

37
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what’s the word for when 2+ contrasting rhythms are played simultaneously?

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polyrhythmic

38
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4 types of polyrhythms

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bi-rhythm, vertical hemiola, triplets played against standard notes, cross rhythms

39
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bi-rhythm =

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2 lines played at same time

40
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vertical hemiola =

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different instruments accented differently to give the impression that they’re playing in different time signatures

41
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triplets =

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a beat subdivided into 3

42
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cross-rhythm =

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accents on 2 instruments are out of sync (e.g. violin note accented every 3 beats, and piano note accented every 4 beats)

43
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what is a scotch snap?

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accentation other way round to dotted quaver rhythms. semiquaver is on the beat and accented, followed by a dotted quaver.

44
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give 4 italian tempo terms for slow

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largo, grave, larghetto, adagio

45
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give 2 italian tempo terms for medium speed

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andante (walking pace), moderato

46
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give 3 italian tempo terms for fast

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allegro, vivace, presto

47
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what is augmentation?

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rhythmically means note lengths are increased (gives illusion of slowing down). harmonically means chords or intervals are expanded (larger spaces between notes).

48
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what is diminution?

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rhythmically means note lengths are decreased (gives illusion of speeding up). harmonically means chords or intervals are compressed (smaller spaces between notes).

49
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ritenuto =

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holding back the pace

50
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allargando =

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slowing down, getting broader

51
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a tempo =

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go back to the original BPM/pace

52
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what is the marking for a strong and sudden accent?

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sforzando (sfz)

53
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pentatonic scale =

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5 note scale

54
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notes in major pentatonic scale =

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1,2,3,5,6

55
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notes in minor pentatonic scale =

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1,3,4,5,7 of natural minor scale

56
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melodic interval vs. harmonic interval

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melodic = one note after the other. harmonic = played at same time

57
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alberti bass =

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method of playing an arpeggiated chord: 1, 5, 3, 5 played in sequence

58
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melismatic =

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more than one note sung per syllable

59
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syllabic =

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one note sung per syllable

60
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word-painting =

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where the music matches the words (like onomatopoeia)

61
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What is portamento?

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When a singer slides from one note to another- like glissando.

62
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What is scat?

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Improvisation using syllables like “doo” and “dat”. This comes from jazz.

63
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backbeat =

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A strong accent on one of the normally unaccented beats of the bar

64
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shuffle rhythm =

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where the first beat in a pair may be twice (or more) the duration of the second. based on triplet subdivisions of the beat, rather than on dividing each beat perfectly in half

65
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swung rhythm =

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the beat (typically a crotchet) is divided into 2 parts, and the former is twice as long and more accented than the latter.

66
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strophic =

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verse-chorus structure where the chord patterns and melodies repeat.

67
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a vamp =

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a short sequence of chords that gets repeated for an extended period

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