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1
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monophonic

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one single melody line

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polyphonic/contrapuntal

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2 or more independent melodies

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3
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homophonic

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chords

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4
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melody and accompaniment

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melody with an accompaniment, could be chords

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5
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heterophonic

A

2 or more instruments playing a variation of the same tune

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6
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antiphony

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call and response

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7
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conjunct

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melody moves in step

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8
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disjunct

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gaps between notes

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9
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anacrusis

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up beat

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10
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scalic

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melody resembles a scale

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11
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triadic

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melody resembles triads

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12
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sequence

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repeated phrase moving up or down with each repetition

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13
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trill

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note rapidly repeats with the note above

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14
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mordent

A

note - note above - note

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15
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acciaccatura

A

crushed/graced note

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16
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appoggiatura

A

slow crushed note

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17
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ostinato

A

repeated riff

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18
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turn

A

note - note above - note - note below

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19
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imitation

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one instrument plays a melody just played by another

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20
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syllabic

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one note per syllable

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21
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melismatic

A

many notes per syllable

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22
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glissando

A

slide

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23
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types of singers

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soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, treble

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24
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things that change sound of a guitar

A

distortion, wah wah, overdrive, flanger, reverb

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25
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reverb

A

type of echo

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26
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guitar techniques

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slide, bends, pull offs, vibrato

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27
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pizzicato

A

plucking

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28
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arco

A

with bow

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29
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col legno

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with the wood of a bow

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30
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mute

A

makes sound quieter and changes timbre

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31
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con sordino

A

with mute

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32
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senza sordino

A

without mute

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33
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falsetto

A

man singing in a high voice

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34
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double stopping

A

string instrument plays 2 notes

35
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crescendo

A

getting louder

36
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diminuendo/decrescendo

A

getting quieter

37
Q

ff

A

fortissimo - very loud

38
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f

A

forte - loud

39
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mf

A

mezzo forte - loudish

40
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mp

A

mezzo piano - quietish

41
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p

A

piano - quiet

42
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pp

A

pianissimo - very quiet

43
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fp

A

forte then suddenly quiet

44
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sfz

A

sforzando - heavy accent

45
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terraced dynamics

A

many instruments = loud few = quiet

46
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tonic

47
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diatonic

A

normal major or minor

48
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modulation

A

changing key

49
Q

atonal

50
Q

tonal

A

having a key

51
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bitonal

A

2 keys at once

52
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realative

A

major or minor key with the same key signature

53
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modal

A

different kind of key/scale

54
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functional harmony

A

modulating to keys related to the tonic

55
Q

key signiture

A

sharps # or flats b at the beginning of each line, signifies the key

56
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drone

A

long sustained or repeated bass note

57
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dissonant/discord

A

clashing chords

58
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consonant/concord

A

pleasing chords

59
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diminished 7th chord

A

chord formed of minor 3rds

60
Q

extended chords

A

chord with added notes (7th,9th etc)

61
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types of cadences

A

perfect, imperfect, plagal, interrupted

62
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binary form

63
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ternary form

64
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rondo form

65
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arch form

66
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strophic form

A

verse/chorus or verse/verse/verse etc

67
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sonata form

A

introduction - exposition - development - recapitulation - coda

68
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ground bass

A

repeating bass line of 2 or more bars

69
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tie

A

joins 2 or more notes together

70
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dotted

A

makes the note longer - add another half of note value to note

71
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syncopation

72
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polyrhythmic

A

2 or more independent rhythms

73
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rubato

A

free rhythm

74
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triplet

A

3 in the time of 2

75
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simple time

A

time signatures with 1 note per beat eg 4/4

76
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compound time

A

time signatures with more than one note per beat eg 12/8 - divided into 4 groups of 3 quavers - 4 beats per bar with 3 quavers to a beat

77
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allegro

78
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andante

A

walking pace

79
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presto

A

very quick

80
Q

grave

81
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adagio

A

quite slow

82
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ritardando/ritenuto

A

slowing down

83
Q

accelerando

A

speeding up

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