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Vocabulary Flashcards

1
Q

Legato

A

Play smoothly

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2
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Timbre

A

Sound

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3
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Counter melody

A

A second tune played alongside the main melody

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4
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Mode

A

Structure/scale it follows

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5
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Pentatonic

A

Five note scale

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6
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Imitation

A

Copying a melody exactly

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7
Q

Atonal

A

Unclear tone (neither major or minor) no key centre

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8
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Ostinato

A

Repeated pattern

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9
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Motif

A

Short musical idea

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10
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Concerto

A

Piece for solo instrument accompanied by orchestra

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11
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Major

A

Pleasing to the ear / happy

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12
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Major

A

Dull tone

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13
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Scale

A

Group of notes in an arising pattern (CDEFGBAC)

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14
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Arpeggio

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Broken chord (CEGC)

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15
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Chromatic scale

A

Moving in semitones

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16
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Classical period

A

1750-1820

17
Q

Sequence

A

Repeated musical idea going up or down

18
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Pizzicato

A

Plucking a string

19
Q

Sub-dominant

A

Fourth chord

20
Q

Dissonance

A

Clashing

21
Q

Consonant

A

Pleasing to the ear

22
Q

Triplet

A

Three notes played in the time of two

23
Q

Leitmotif

A

Musical phrase which represents an idea or character

24
Q

Discord

A

Dissonance

25
Q

Glissando

A

Sliding from one chord to the next

26
Q

Aeolian mode

A

Scale based on a minor

27
Q

Multi tracking

A

Layering sounds in studio

28
Q

Scotch snap

A

Unusual rhythm (short/long)

29
Q

Strophic

A

Verse/chorus/verse

30
Q

Riff

A

Repeated motif

31
Q

Blue note

A

Added note not from original key

32
Q

Coda

A

Last section (usually short)

33
Q

Bridge

A

Interlude/contrasting section in a pop song

34
Q

Distortion

A

Sounds fuzzy

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