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National 3 Flashcards

1
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Accompanied

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Other instrument(s) or voice(s) supporting the main melody.

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Accordion

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An instrument with a keyboard played by the right hand and chordal buttons on the left hand. The player pushes and pulls the sides to operate the bellows. Also known as a squeeze box.

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Acoustic guitar

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A stringed instrument that is played by plucking or strumming the strings using fingers or a plectrum. It has 6 strings and the hollow body amplifies the sound of the vibrating strings. Does not need electricity to produce sound.

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Adagio

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A slow tempo/speed

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Allegro

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A fast tempo/speed

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Answer

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A short musical phrase that follows on from a ‘question’ phrase. The phrases are usually the same length and have similar note values.

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Ascending

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The notes rise in pitch

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Bagpipes

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Musical instrument with a flexible bag inflated by a valued tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and 1 to 4 drone pipes.

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Beat

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The basic pulse you hear in music. The pulse may be in groups of 2/3/4 with a stress on the 1st beat in each group.

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Blowing

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Sound produced by blowing into or across the mouth piece of the instrument

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Blues

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Started as Black American folk music, developing from spiritual and work songs. Often in 4/4 time. On a scale with flat notes, sounds sad from origins in slavery.

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Bowing

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Sound produced by drawing the bow across the strings

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Brass

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Family of metal instruments with a mouthpiece. The sound is made by vibrating the lips.

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Accented

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Accented notes are notes which sound louder than others. They are marked with a > sign above or below the note.

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Choir

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A group of singers who perform together

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Chord

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Two or more notes sounding together

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17
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Crescendo

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The music gradually becomes louder

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18
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Crotchet

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Note that lasts for 1 beat

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19
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Descending

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Notes fall in pitch

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Diminuendo

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Music gradually becomes quieter

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Discord

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Certain notes in a chord clash. Popular in 20th Century music

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22
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Dotted minim

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Note that lasts for 3 beats

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23
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Drum fill

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Rhythmic decoration played on a drum kit

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Drum kit

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Set of drums and cymbals often used by rock bands and pop groups

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Electric guitar

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Guitar that requires an electric amplifier to produce sound

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Faster

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The tempo/speed increases

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27
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Fiddle

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Another name for a violin in Scottish music

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28
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Folk groups

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Group of singers and instrumentalists who perform traditional music from a certain country

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29
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Forte

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Loud volume marked by ‘f’

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30
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Harmony

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Two or more notes at the same time

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Improvisation

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Performer makes up the music on the spot. Popular feature in jazz

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Jazz

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Created by Black Americans in the early 20th century. Includes syncopation and improvisation

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Latin American

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Dance music from South America

34
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Leap

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Going between notes that are not next to each other

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Legato

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Notes are played/sung smoothly

36
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March

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Strong steady pulse. Either 2/4 or 4/4 and at a pace easy to march to

37
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Minim

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Note lasting for 2 beats

38
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Musical

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Play with acting/dancing/singing performed on a stage

39
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Octave

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Distance of 8 notes

40
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Off the beat

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Notes played on the weaker beats: 2 and 4

41
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On the beat

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Notes played on the stronger beats: 1 and 3

42
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Orchestra

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Has 4 main sections of woodwind/brass/strings/percussion. Sometimes includes a harp.

43
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Organ

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Keyboard instrument usually in a church, more than one keyboard and pedals

44
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Ostinato

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Short musical pattern repeated many times

45
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Pause

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Note/rest held longer than written

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Percussion

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Instruments played by hitting/striking/shaking/scraping. Can be tuned or untuned

47
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Piano - dynamic

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Quiet volume marked by ‘p’

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Piano - instrument

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Keyboard instrument that produces sound by hammers hitting strings

49
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Plucking

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Sound is made when you pluck the strings of the instrument

50
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Pop

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Style of popular music played by a group of musicians

51
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Pulse

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The basic beat in music. Can be in groups of 2/3/4

52
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Question

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Opening phrase followed by an answer

53
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Reel

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Scottish dance in simple time with 2 or 4 beats in a bar. Played at a fairly fast tempo

54
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Repetition

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Exact repeat of a musical idea

55
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Riff

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Repeated phrase often in jazz/popular music

56
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Rock

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Popular music with a heavy beat and features a drum kit/electric guitar/bass guitar

57
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Rock ‘n’ roll

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1950’s American music with origins in jazz/blues/gospel/country

58
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Round

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Each part plays/sings the same melody, entering one after the other

59
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Scottish

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Music from Scotland

60
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Scottish Dance Band

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Band which plays Scottish music for dancing to

61
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Semibreve

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Note lasting 4 beats

62
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Sequence

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Melodic phrase immediately repeated at a lower/higher pitch

63
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Slower

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Tempo/speed decreases

64
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Solo

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1 instrument/voice. Prominent part of a larger ensemble

65
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Staccato

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Notes are short/detached, marked by a • above/below the note

66
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Steel band

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West Indian band with instruments made out of oil drums called pans. Panels are hammered in to make different pitches

67
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Step(wise)

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Moving up/down a scale of notes that are next to each other

68
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Striking

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Sound is produced by hitting the instrument

69
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Strings

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Family of instruments with strings. Sound is produced by plucking the strings or using a bow

70
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Strumming

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Finger(s) or a plectrum drawn across the instrument strings

71
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Unaccompanied

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Performer(s) have no instruments playing in the background

72
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Unison

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Singers/musicians in a group singing/playing the same notes at the same time

73
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Voice

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Human instrument used to speak and sing

74
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Waltz

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Dance with 3 beats in a bar in simple time

75
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Woodwind

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Family of instruments that produce sound by blowing into a hole/against an edge/through a single/double reed

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