mus exam 1 Flashcards

1
Q

melody

A

The sequence of pitches

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2
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scale

A

Series of notes either ascending or

descending

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3
Q

octave

A

Different tones of the same pitch

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4
Q

range

A

The difference between the lowest and

highest note

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5
Q

major scale

A

Happy sounding notes

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6
Q

tonic

A

The first scale

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7
Q

key

A

The scale that the music is built off of

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8
Q

pentatonic scale

A

5 pitches per scale

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9
Q

minor scale

A

Sad sounding notes

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10
Q

interval

A

The distance in pitch

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11
Q

modulation

A

Changing key in a musical piece

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12
Q

microtones

A

Very small pitch intervals

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13
Q

ornamentation

A

Additional notes added as decoration to a

piece

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14
Q

articulation

A

How a note is played or sung (long and

drawn out or very short)

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15
Q

legato

A

Drawn out notes

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16
Q

staccato

A

Short notes

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17
Q

mode

A

Series of notes with specific instructions

on how it is supposed to be played

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18
Q

chord

A

2 or more different pitched notes played at

the same time

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19
Q

harmony

A

Chord makes sense and sounds right with

what is being played

20
Q

chord progression

A

Moving from one chord to another

21
Q

harmonization

A

Building chords from individual notes

22
Q

texture

A

Relationships between rhythm, notes,
melodies, etc that evolve throughout a
musical work

23
Q

form

A

The large scale dimensions of how music
is organized

24
Q

single line textures

25
unison
multiple people performing the same melody
26
polyphonic
Multiple sounds at the same time
27
drone
A stagnant note and a melody
28
harmonized texture
one melody with accompanying chords
29
polyrhythym
Multiple rhythms at once
30
call and response
One part and then an answer in return
31
ostinato
Same part is repeated throughout the song
32
cyclic form
Larger scale ostinato
33
verse chorus form
Verse and chorus go back and forth throughout the song
34
crescendo
gets louder
35
decrescendo
gets softer
36
dynamic range
The range of volume between the softest and loudest tones
37
accoustic
No amplification
38
harmonics
Overtones in a tone
39
instrumentation
What instruments are being used and how many of each is used in a musical piece
40
chordophones
Stringed instruments
41
aerophones
woodwinds
42
membranophones
stretched skin being hit
43
idiophones
self sounding
44
electrophones
electronic
45
digital sampling
Electronically recording, storing, and reproducing again
46
multitrack recording
Layering multiple tracks over another
47