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Music Theory Flashcards

1
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Organized art of sound expresses emotions and ideas

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Music

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2
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Organized into recurring accent patterns

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Meter

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3
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The loudness and the softness of a sound

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Dyanmics

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4
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The flow of music through time

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Rhythm

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5
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Musical structure called verses

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Formal Alternation

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6
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Verticalization of pitch, accompanying chords simultaneously in instrumental or vocal

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Harmony

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7
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Recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time

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Beat

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8
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Horizontal presentation of pitch

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Melody

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9
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The speed of the beat

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Tempo

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10
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Organized into recurring accent patterns

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Meter

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11
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The division of time where the pulses subdivide into groups of two, three, and four

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Simple Meter

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12
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Two pulses per group

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Duple Meter

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13
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Three pulses per group

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Triple Meter

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14
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Four pulses per group

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Quadruple Meter

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15
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What are the three (3) counting (the) beats

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(1) Measure, (2) Barline, (3) Count

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16
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Which note has 4 beats?

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Whole Note

17
Q

Which note has 2 beats?

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Half Note

18
Q

Which note has 1 beats?

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Quarter Note

19
Q

Which note has 1/2 beats?

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Eighth Note

20
Q

Which note has 1/4 beats?

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Sixteenth Note

21
Q

What term is used when the sound is very quiet or soft?

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Pianissimo [pp]

22
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What term is used when the sound is quiet or soft?

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Piano [p]

23
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What term is used when the sound is moderately quiet or soft?

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mezzo-piano [mp]

24
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What term is used when the sound is moderately loud?

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mezzo-forte [mf]

25
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What term is used when the sound is loud?

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forte [f]

26
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What term is used when the sound is very loud?

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Fortissimo [ff]

27
Q

What are the three principle of Good Singing in terms of posture?

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(1) Alert, (2) Relaxed, and (3) Upright

28
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What are the four principle of Good Singing in terms of breathing?

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(1) Tone quality, (2) Sustain, (3) Consistent, and (4) Open throat

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