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Test 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Sound

A

Vibrations in the air

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2
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Note / Pitch

A

The basis of music, depends on vibrations per second

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3
Q

What is the universal language of music?

A

Italian

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4
Q

Dynamics

A

How loud or soft music is played

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5
Q

Piano

A

Soft

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6
Q

Mezzopiano

A

Medium soft

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7
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Forte

A

Loud

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8
Q

Mezzoforte

A

Medium loud

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9
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Pianissimo

A

Very soft

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10
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Fortissimo

A

Very loud

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11
Q

Crescendo

A

Piano to forte

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12
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Decrescendo

A

Forte to piano

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13
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Tempo

A

How fast / slow music is played

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14
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Allegro

A

Fast

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15
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Moderato

A

Medium fast

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16
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Andante

A

Medium slow

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17
Q

Largo

A

Really slow

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18
Q

Presto

A

Super fast

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19
Q

Rhythm

A

The duration of sound, refers to arrangement of long/short sounds

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20
Q

Staff / Line

A

Lines music is written on

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21
Q

Pentatonic scale

A

Asian scale; 5 notes

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22
Q

Diatonic scale

A

Western scale, 8 notes

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23
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Chromatic scale

A

All black and white keys on a piano, 1/2 steps, 12 notes

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24
Q

Accidentals

A

Sharps and flats

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25
Q

Duple (meter)

26
Q

Triple (meter)

A

Three (waltz)

27
Q

Melody

A

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

28
Q

Harmony

A

The way chords are constructed and how they follow each other

29
Q

Chords

A

3 or more notes at once

30
Q

Monophonic texture

31
Q

Polyphonic texture

A

More than one sound

32
Q

Homophonic

A

Same sound

33
Q

Sacred music

A

Plain chant / Gregorian

34
Q

Troubadours / Trouveres

A

Wandering musicians

35
Q

Elements of melody

A

Notes, pitch, intervals

36
Q

Intervals

A

Distance between the notes

37
Q

Blue notes

A

Single notes that bend downward

38
Q

Orchestra sections

A

Brass
Woodwind
Strings
Percussion

39
Q

String instruments (from highest to lowest)

A

Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass

40
Q

Woodwind instruments (highest to lowest)

A 
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
English horn
Bassoon
Clarinet
Bass clarinet
Contra bassoon
41
Q

Brass instruments (highest to lowest)

A

Trumpet
French horn
Trombone
Tuba

42
Q

Percussion instruments

A 
Tympani
Bass
Snare
Xylophone
Harp
Cymbal
Triangle
43
Q

What is the concert A vibration?

A

440 vibrations/second

44
Q

Tone color

A

“Timbre”

The quality that defines the unique characteristics and nuances of an instrument’s sound

45
Q

Accent

A

Playing a single particular note louder or more emphatically

46
Q

Western scale

47
Q

Asian scale

A

Pentatonic

48
Q

Consonant chords

A

Harmonious, pleasing, calming chords

49
Q

Dissonant chords

A

Sound like the notes are clashing, seem to cause tension

50
Q

How do woodwind instruments make noise?

A

Reed vibrating by blowing on it

51
Q

When were the middle ages?

A

600 - 1450

52
Q

When was the Renaissance?

A

1450 - 1600

53
Q

What instrument plays Peter in “Peter and the Wolf?”

A

String instruments

54
Q

What instrument plays Peter’s popgun in “Peter and the Wolf?”

A

“pop” noise

55
Q

What instrument plays the bird, Sasha, in “Peter and the Wolf?”

56
Q

What instrument plays the duck, Sonya in “Peter and the Wolf?”

57
Q

What instrument plays Ivan the cat in “Peter and the Wolf?”

58
Q

What instrument plays Grandpa in “Peter and the Wolf?”

59
Q

What instrument plays the hunters’ guns in “Peter and the Wolf?”

A

Kettle drums

60
Q

What instrument plays the wolf in “Peter and the Wolf?”

A

French horn

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