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1
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7 Elements of Music

A 
Scoring
Dynamics
Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Texture
Form
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2
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Timbre

A

Sound quality perceived

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3
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Hornbostel-Sachs

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(Instrument Classification)

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4
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Chordophone

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Vibrating strings

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5
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Idiophone

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Vibrating without strings

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6
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Aerophone

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Body air to vibrate

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7
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Electrophone

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Involving electricity

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8
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Orchestra Families

A

Strings
Percussion
Brass
Woodwinds

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9
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Dynamics

A

Use of volume in music

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10
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Crescendo

A

From piano to forte

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11
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Decrescendo

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From forte to piano

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12
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Piano

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Soft

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13
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Forte

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Loud

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14
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Range

A

Pitches produced by an instrument

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15
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Melodic contour

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Ascending and descending

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16
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Meter

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Regular grouping of beats by accent

17
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Ametric

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No identifiable grouping of beats

18
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Syncopation

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Unexpecting accents (contradicting the meter)

19
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Rubato

A

Does not have a strictly steady beat

20
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Tempo

A

How fast/low the beat is perceived

21
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Collection/ Key

A

Collection of notes

22
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Scale

A

A collection of pitches arranged in order

23
Q

Atonal

A

No tonality

24
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Modulation

A 
Key switches (major- minor)
(C major-D major)
25
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Consonance

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Match (Pleasent)

26
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Dissonance

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Does not match (Crunchy)

27
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Study Elements of the Score

28
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Homophonic

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More than one voice, main voice (unequal voice)

29
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Polyphonic

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Equal voice, power distribution

30
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Monophonic

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Only one voice at the same time

31
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Density

32
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Form Diagram

33
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Middle Ages

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(500-1400)?

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