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1
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Unity

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Parts of a song that contributes to being the same, familiar melody.

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Variety

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Parts of a song that gives out the unexpected, unfamiliar parts.

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Timbre

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The instrument selection

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Form

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structure of composition

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Tempo

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The speed of the song’s rhythm

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Rhythm

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controlled movement of music in time

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Accent

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With force

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Duration

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How long a note should be held for

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Pitch

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The quality of a tone that specifies it

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Frequency

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No. of vibrations per second

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Hertz

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The unit measure for frequency

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12
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Casual listener

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Uses little words to describe/lets music flow over them in the background.

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Critical listener

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Is very insistent on identifying errors in performance

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Referential listener

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Talks about music as if they heard it from another place

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15
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Perceptive listener

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Combines characteristic of the three other types of listeners

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16
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Movement

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self-contained section in a larger musical composition

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17
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Etude

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Music piece to help a musician train a certain technique

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18
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Cadence

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Close in music that bring to an end of a section or the conclusion

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19
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Theme

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Musical basis upon which the music is built upon

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Variation

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Deviation from the theme with the same harmonic progression

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21
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Symphony

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Large composition for orchestra

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22
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Binary Form

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ABA

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23
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Ternary Form

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AAA

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Coda

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Closing measures of composition

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Concerto

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Composition that shows off a particular instrument

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Recital

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Soloist or small ensemble performance

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27
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Madrigral

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4-6 voices that sing with different lines

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Fugue

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Notes sang by first player copied by others

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29
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Solo

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A sole player

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30
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Ensemble

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A group of players

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31
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Orchestra

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Group of musicians who perform on variety of instruments

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32
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Conductor

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The person who keeps the rhythm of the orchestra and makes the musical decisions

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33
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Absolute Music

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Music that does not have any association with anything

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34
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Program Music

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Music that has a story associated with it

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35
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Art Music

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Type of music that is usually notated and played in a specific way

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Jazz Music

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Type of music that’s syncopated and is riffed with blue notes

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Folk Music

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Type of music that is passed down by oral tradition

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Spirituals

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Religious songs with African rhythms

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Oral Tradition

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Music passed down by examples from others, not notation

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Improvisation

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Spontaneous performance of music without any preparation or previous notes

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Riffs

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short repeated phrase

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A Capella

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Using only voice for the instrumentation and vocals

43
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Octave

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A full 8 note interval

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Interval

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The space between each notes

45
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Sharp

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Raises pitch

46
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Flat

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Lowers pitch

47
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Music Alphabet

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A,B,C,D,E,F,G

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Keyboard

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The part of an instrument that is pressed to play sounds

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Staff

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5 lines joined by braces, shows notes pitch other notations

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Rest

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A stop in a measure

51
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Tablature

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Uses letters instead of noteheads

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Numerical notation

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Uses numbers instead of noteheads

53
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Is Pitch an absolute or relative term?

54
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Is duration an absolute or relative term?

55
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No. of keys on the piano?

56
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Carl Orff

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Music composer who made lessons on music

57
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Richard Wagner

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Opera composer

58
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Modest Mussorgsky

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Night on Bald Mountain composer

59
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Francois couperin

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One of the two masters of the french music schools

60
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Frederic Chopin

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Key composer for piano

61
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G.F. Handel

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Composer for harpsichord

62
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Jean-Phillippe Rameau

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One of the two masters of the french music schools

63
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Alpheus Babcock

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Created Piano in 19th century

64
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Bartolomeo Cristofori

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Invented pianoforte in 17th century

65
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Ctesibius

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First organ inventor

66
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Adolphe Sax

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Created the saxophone

67
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Who invented the tuba?

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Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht

68
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Where did the name “trombone” come from?

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The name trombone came from the french name for trumpet

69
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What is a controller in terms of the musical instrument?

69
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Single-reed instrument?

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Clarinet, Saxophone

70
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Double-reed instruments?

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Bassoon, Oboe

71
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Pitched percussion instrument?

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Timpani, xylophones, marimbas, glockenspiel

72
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non-pitched percussion instrument?

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Snare drum, bass drum, gong

73
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Embouchure

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The mouth shape

74
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Pizzicato

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Plucking the strings of a string instrument to play the notes

75
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Lakme

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Duet for mezzo soprano and soprano

76
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Nabucco

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Italian opera

77
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Night on Bald Mountain

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Russian song created by Modest

78
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Dark Eyes

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Russian song

79
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Standard instruments for woodwinds

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Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophone

80
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Standard instruments for brass

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Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba

81
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Standard instruments for String

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Viola, Violin, Cello, Bass

82
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Standard instruments for percussion

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Snare drum, Xylophone, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Timpani, etc.

83
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How is sound for woodwinds created?

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Blowing to stir air columns with usually a reed to vibrate

84
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How is sound created for brass?

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By buzzing into a mouthpiece

85
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How is sound created for strings?

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Bowing or plucking the strings

86
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How is sound created for percussion?

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Hitting them with a mallet or with themselves

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