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Timbre/Dynamics Flashcards

1
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Soprano

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The highest range of female voice

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Mezzo Soprano

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Female voice range lying between a soprano and an alto

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Alto

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The lowest female voice

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Tenor

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A high adult male voice

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5
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Baritone

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Male voice range lying between Tenor and Bass

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Bass

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Lowest male voice

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Choir

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A group of singers consisting of an S.T.A.B formation

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A Capella

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Unaccompanied singing

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Backing Vocals

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Singers who support the main singer usually by singing in harmony in the background

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Orchestra

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A large group consisting of 4 families: Strings, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion

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Strings

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Violin, Viola, Double Bass, Cello and Harp

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Woodwind

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Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone and Bassoon

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Brass

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Trumpet, Trombone, Horn and Tuba

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Tuned Percussion

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Glock, Xylo, Marimba and Metalophone

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Untuned Percussion

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Drumkit, Timpani, Triangle, Cymbals and Tambourine

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16
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Bowing/Arco

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When strings are played with a bow

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17
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Plucking/Pizzicato

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Using fingers to pick the strings

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18
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Strumming

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Sound produced by drawing fingers or plectrum across strings

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19
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Col Lengo

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Using the wood of the bow

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20
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Blowing

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Sound produced by blowing into/across the mouthpiece

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Flutter Tounging

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A method of tonguing in which the player rolls the letter ‘r’. It’s particularly effective on flute

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Muted (Con Sordino)

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Using a device to reduce the volume or alters the sound of the instrument

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Striking

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Sound produced by hitting an instrument

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24
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Accordian

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Instrument with a keyboard in which the sounds are produced by squeezing bellows with arms

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Fiddle

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Another name for a violin

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Clarsach

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Smaller harp used in Scottish/Irish music, usually with 32 strings and played seated

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Bodhran

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Circular drum with a beater held upright and can be muted

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Rolls

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A very fast repetition of a note on a percussion instrument, like a snare drum or timpani

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Distortion

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An electric effect used in rock music to colour the sound of the music electric guitar

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Reverb

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An electric effect which can give the impression of different acoustics

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Delay

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An electric effect which repeats a note/ phrase

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Staccato

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Short, Crisp, Detached note

33
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Legato

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Notes played smothely

34
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Cresendo

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Getting louder

35
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Diminuendo

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Getting quieter

36
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Electric Guitar

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Guitar which requires an amp to produce sound

37
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Acoustic Guitar

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A guitar which doesn’t need an amp to make sound

38
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Bass Guitar

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A guitar which sounds an octave lower and has 4 strings

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Drumkit

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Percussion instruments where tuned strings are hit with sticks

40
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Piano

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Keyboard instrument where the sound is produced by hammers hitting strings

41
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Organ

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A keyboard instrument usually found in churches - often more than one keyboard

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Harpsichord

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An old piano which can’t play a note longer than a semibreve

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Recorder

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Early woodwind instrument sound produced by blowing, there are 4 types of recorder; Descant, Treble, Tenor and Bass

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Panpipes

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Pipes which are graded in size and bound together, the sound produced by blowing across the pipes

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Sitar

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A stringed instrument from India. It has a drone and strings that vibrate with each other

46
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Tabla

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2 Indian drums tuned to different pitches and often used to accompany the Sitar

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Brass Band

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A band containing brass instruments and percussion

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Steel Band

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Contains steel oil drums

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Scottish Dance Band

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Contains fiddle, accordion, piano and drums (ceilidh band)

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Wind Band

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Contains woodwind, brass and percussion instruments

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Folk Group

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Group of musisions from a certain country

52
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pp/pianissimo

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Very quiet/soft

53
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p/piano

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Quiet/soft

54
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mp/mezzo piano

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Half quiet

55
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mf/mezzo forte

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f/forte

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ff/fortissimo

58
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sfz/sfortzando

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suddenly loud

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