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Sound Flashcards

1
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Pitch

A

how high or low a sound is

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Dynamics

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how loud or soft a sound is

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3
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Interval

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Distance in pitch between any two tones

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4
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Pitch range

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The distance between lowest and highest tones

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5
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Seven tones

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Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, to, do

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6
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Piano range

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Over 7 octaves

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7
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Average untrained range

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1.5 octaves

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8
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Accent

A

Emphasizing a tone

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9
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Tone

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Sound that has a definite pitch - regular, meet the ear at regular intervals

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10
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Indefinite pitch

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Produced by irregular vibrations

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11
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Very soft

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Pianissimo (pp)

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12
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Soft

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Piano (p)

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13
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Moderately soft

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Mezzo piano (mp)

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14
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Mezzo forte

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Moderately loud

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15
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Loud

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forte (f)

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16
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Fortissimo

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very loud (ff)

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17
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Gradually softer

A

Decrescendo, diminuendo

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18
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Crescendo

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Gradually louder

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19
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Timbre

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Tone colour - quality that distinguishes music

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20
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Timbre terms

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Bright, dark, brilliant, mellow, rich

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21
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Rhythm

A

Ordered flow of music through time; patterned durations of sounds and silences

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22
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Beat

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Regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time

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23
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Downbeat

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First or stressed beat of the measure

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24
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Syncopation

A

When an offbeat note is accented

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25
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Tempo

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Speed of the beat, basic pace of the music

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26
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Allegretto

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Tempo indication: moderately fast

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27
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Allegro

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Tempo indication: fast

28
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Tempo indication: very fast

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Presto

29
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Tempo indication: moderately slow, walking pace

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Andante

30
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Adagio

A

Tempo indication for slow

31
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Gradual quickening of tempo

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Accelerando

32
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Gradual slowing of tempo

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Ritardando

33
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Allegro molto

A

Very fast

34
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Melody

A

A series of single notes that add up to a recognisable whole

35
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Step

A

The interval between two adjacent tones in the doremifasollatido scale (from do to re, re to mi)

36
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Leap

A

Any interval in the scale larger than a step. doremifasollatido (do to mi)

37
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Range

A

Distance between lowest and highest tones

38
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Climax

A

Emotional focal point

39
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Legato

A

Melody played in a smooth and connected style

40
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Staccato

A

Melody played in a short, detached manne r

41
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Phrase

A

Musical segment that can be sung in one breath, ends at the point of full or partial rest

42
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Cadence

A

Resting place at the end of a phrase, point of arrival

43
Q

use of lowercase letters in representing piece sections

A

used to represent phrases and other relatively short segments

44
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Use of uppercase letters to represent sections of a piece

A

Used for longer sections

45
Q

aa

A

If two sections repeat each other

46
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a, b

A

If two sections differ significantly

47
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a a`

A

Use prime part if a section is a varied repetition of a previous section

48
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Main melody

A

(A)

49
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Contrasting melody

A

Bridge (B)

50
Q

Popular song form

A

A A B A

51
Q

Sequence

A

Repetition of a melodic pattern on a higher or lower pitch

52
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Expresses the meaning and emotion of the words

A

Melody

53
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Word painting

A

Musical representation of specific posting images

54
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Harmony

A

The way chords are constructed and how they follow reach other

55
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Adding support, depth, richness to the melody

A

Harmonizing

56
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Chord

A

A combination of three or more times sounded at once

57
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Melody

A

Series of individual tones heard one after another

58
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Progression

A

Series of chords

59
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Consonance

A

Stable tone combination - points of arrival, rest, resolution

60
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Dissonance

A

Tone combination that is unstable

61
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Triad

A

Three-tone chord

62
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Tonic chord

A

Triad built on the first, tonic, note of the scale

63
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Subdominant chord

A

Triad based on fourth note of the scale

64
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Dominant chord

A

Built on fifth note of the scale

65
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Elements of Music (2 decks)

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