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4 Properties of Musical Sound

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Pitch, Dynamics, Timbre, Duration

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Pitch

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relative highness or lowness of a sound

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Dynamics

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degrees of loudness in music

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Decrescendo

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gradually becoming softer

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Crescendo

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gradually becoming louder

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Tone Color / Timbre

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Quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument from another

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Duration

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How long a note is heard or sounds

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Interval

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measures musical distance between two pitches

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Octave

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A distance of 8 pitches in which the first and the 8th pitch are the same letter names

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Orchestra

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Uses the 4 main categories of instruments (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion)

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Beat

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A regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time

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Meter

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Organization of beats into regular groups

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Duple

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2 beats, s-w

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Triple

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3 beats, s-w-w

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Quadruple

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4 beats, s-w-w-w

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Tempo

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Speed of a piece, how fast or slow the beat occurs

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Accelerando

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Gradually becoming faster

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Ritardando / Rallentando

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Gradually becoming slower

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Melody

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Series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole, horizontal

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Harmony

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Used to accompany a melody, consisting of 3 tones stacked on top of each other called a triad or chord, vertical

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Key / Tonal Center

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One note of the musical alphabet is the most important note

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Modulation

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Change of Key

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Form

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Structure and organization of a musical piece, a mold in which musical themes and ideas need to fit into

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Ternary form

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ABA

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Dissonance

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An unpleasant, harsh sound when several notes are being played together

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Theme and Variation

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A theme is presented and then varied

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Accent

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Stressing one beat over another

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Musical texture

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how many melodies are used within a piece, layers

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Binary form

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AB

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Consonance

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A pleasant, harmonious sound when several notes are being played together

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Sonata Form

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Begins with an Exposition, Development, Recapitulation, and Coda

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Rondo Form

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Recurring refrain with new material interspersed

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Minuet and Trio

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Used in 3rd movements, dance-like