Musical elements-Pitch Flashcards by Mary Collins

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Pitch

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How high or low sounds are

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Arpeggio

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Chord notes played in succession rather than together

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Cadence

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Chords that conclude a musical phrase

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Perfect cadence

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Chords with V and I

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Plagal cadence

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Chords IV and I

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Interrupted cadence

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Chords with V and IV

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Bass line

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Lowest part of musical texture

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Chord

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Two or more notes played together

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Conjunct

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Stepwise

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Disjunct

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Opposite to conjunct

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Dissonance

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Note that does not belong to a chord or triad

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Chord sequence

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Series of chords like in 12 part blues

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Drone

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Extended repeating or sustaining a note

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Fanfare

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Short passage of brass

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Harmony

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Succession of chords

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Interval

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Distance between neighbouring notes

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Leap

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Move from one to a further note

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Melody

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Succession of single notes. The tune.

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Monotone

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Same pitch repeated

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Ornamentaion

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Decorating music like trills and turns

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Ostinato

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Short musical pattern repeated

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Pedal

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Repeated or sustained note, usually bass

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Riff

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Like Ostinato but in pop music

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Scale

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Notes played stepwise usually for an octave

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Sequence

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Repetition of melody at different pitches

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Stepwise

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Notes played by tones or semitones

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Theme

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A melody on which all the piece is based