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1
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Explain con sordini

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With the mute

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Explain monophonic

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one melody line

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Explain homophonic

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one melody line and accompaniment

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Explain polyphonic

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Two or more melody lines intertwined to create harmony (ex:canon)

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Explain Binary form

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Ends on B phrase (different to main theme) ex: ABAB

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Explain Ternery form

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Ends on A phrase (main phrase) ex: ABBA

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Explain ostinato

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Repeated musical idea (ex: drumbeat)

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Explain motif

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Small musical idea or fragment

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9
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Explain word painting

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Music reflect meaning of words (ex: Beatles)

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10
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Explain programme music

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Music composed to represent story/emotion/nature/idea

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11
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Explain concerto

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Orchestral work in three movements for soloist and orchestra ex: mozart
1st movement: fast, major
2nd movements: slow, minor
3rd movements: fast, major

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12
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Explain symphony

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Orchestral work in four movements for orchestra.
1st movement: fast, major
2nd movements: slow, minor
3rd movements: minuet and trio
4th movement: fast, major
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13
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Explain canon

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Same melody overlapping upon itself at a certain time distance and pitch interval apart

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14
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Explain Poss

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Play as many notes as possible in a given time frame

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15
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Explain Double stopping

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play two strings at the same time- chords

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16
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Explain diminution

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halving note values

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17
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Explain augmentation

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doubling note values

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18
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Explain addition

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adding one note each time theme is heard. eg: 1–2–3

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Explain subtraction

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deducting one note each time the theme is heard eg: 6–5–4

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20
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Explain Retragrade

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turning melody backwards

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21
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Explain permutation

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changing order of notes ex: 123456 — 342615

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22
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Explain inversion

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turning the melody upside down - opposite direction

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23
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Explain col legio

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play with back or wooden part of the bow

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24
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Explain klangfarben melody

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melody divided across many instruments of orchestra to create “sound colour”

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25
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Explain sul tasto

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play on fingerboard (on string instrument)

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26
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Explain sul ponteicello

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play across the bridge (on string instruments)

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27
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Explain loco

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return to normal pitch after 8 va or 15ma

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28
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Explain burtok pizzicato

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snap string of instrument

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29
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Explain pzt

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left hand pizzicato

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30
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Explain sonata form

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Large form

  1. Exposition - exposes themes
  2. Development - describes themes
  3. Recapitulation - recap themes
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31
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Explain rondo form

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recurring theme (ritornello) heard between different episodes

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32
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Explain da capo

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ABA - repeated idenically form

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33
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Explain del sago

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Return to sign and repeat music to end

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34
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Explain Tiercedi picordie

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Minor keys ends with a major chord

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35
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Explain sequence

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Same melody repeating itself up or down a step or third

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36
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Explain pedal point

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Repeated or sustained note which grounds music in a certain key/chord

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37
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Explain countermelody

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Secondary melody heard above or below main melody (like harmony)

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38
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Explain ritornello

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Recurring theme

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39
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Explain vibrato

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Shake finger on string to create a warm sound

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40
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Explain senza vibrato

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no vibrato

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41
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Explain tonality

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in a key

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42
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Explain atonality

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not in a key

43
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Explain range

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Distance between the highest and lowest notes in a piece

44
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Explain cadenza

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Section where soloist shows off their technical ability

45
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Explain virtuoso

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Soloist which shows off the technical ability

46
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Explain Unison

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Everyone plays on the same note

47
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Explain Dialogue

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Call and response

48
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Explain Staccato

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Hop off the note

49
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Explain Legato

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Play smoothly from note to note

50
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Explain Chromatisism

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Notes which do not belong in the key - used for colour

51
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Explain Step movement

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moving in step between notes

52
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Explain Triadic leaps

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Leaping to notes of the triad d,m,s

53
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Explain syllabic

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Each syllable of text has one note of music

54
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Explain melismatic

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Each syllable of text has more than one note of music

55
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Explain disonance

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Two sounds of notes don’t sound nice together

56
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Explain consonance

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When two sounds of notes sound nice together

57
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Explain triplet

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Three notes played in the time of two

58
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Explain pentatonic

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A 5 note scale do, re, mi, so, la

59
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Explain fusion

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The mixture of two different styles of music

60
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Explain ornamentation

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Decoration of the melody

61
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Explain Syncopation

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When the strongest or longest beat is on the weakest part of the bar

62
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Explain modulation

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Changing key by moving the melody on to a different note

63
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Explain Transposition

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Changing Key by moving the melody on to a different note

64
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Explain Panning

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Moving into sound from one speaker to the other to give a sense of space

65
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Explain distortion

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Pedal is pushed to distort sound coming out of speakers and create a grungy effect- electric guitar

66
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Explain Multi tracking

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Recording where each sound is separately recorded on different tracks. Each track can be recorded or deleted without effecting the other tracks. created at different times to create a cohesive whole.

67
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Explain overdubbing

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Layering sounds to create a thicker texture. ie. recording same sound over and over while listening to instrumental parts of headphones

68
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Explain power chords

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instrumental technique performed on guitars especially electric, chord with tonic and dominant

69
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Explain Note bending

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Instrumental technique varying pitch of a note using the ‘whammy bar’ (tremolo bar) to bend the note on an electric guitar

70
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Explain Antiphony

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Call and answer

71
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Explain antiphonial texture

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Where the lines of melody performed in call and answer

72
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Explain Divis(i)

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Divide 2 players reading some lines of score divide to play two different notes

73
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Explain Unis

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Unify/play together

74
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Explain Sempre

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Always

75
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Explain Con Ped.

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With pedal

76
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Explain Con Sord.

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with mute

77
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Explain Staggered entry

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Enter at various times

78
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Explain Totentanz

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A dance of death, a rhythm in 7/4 - three groups of quavers, 4 semiquavers, two groups of quavers, 4 semiquavers

79
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Explain dance macabre

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Medieval dance of death

80
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Explain Dies Irae

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Day of Judgement, an ancient gregorian chant

81
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Explain Strum

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Strum like a guitar (cello/violin)

82
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Explain glissando

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Sliding up and down (on a violin/cello)

83
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Explain Flageolet

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Play the harmonic - Splitting the vibrations on a single note on a stringed instrument so it is heard in the upper octave.

84
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Explain tonal anchor

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Chords which music are based around

85
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Explain Soprano

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Highest singing voice (usually adult female)

86
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Explain Alto

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Lowest adult female voice

87
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Explain tenor

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Highest adult male voice

88
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Explain bass

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Lowest male voice

89
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Explain arco

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Play with the bow

90
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Explain root position

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Chordal position dms

91
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Explain first inversion

A

msd

92
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Explain second inversion

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sdm

93
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Explain imitation

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where one voice mimics another at a fixed distance and pitch (may not have a definite ending)

94
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Explain articulation

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symbols/words indicating how the music should be approached/attacked (legato/staccato)

95
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Explain transposition

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moving the same melody to a different key

96
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Explain parallel movement

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2 or more line of music moving in the same direction (intervals)

97
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Explain Detache

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Non-Legato

98
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Explain grace notes

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decoration of ornaments added to a note or melody

99
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Explain elision

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Joining phrases together in an overlapping manner ex: 1234, 1234, 1234/1234

100
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Explain Zu2

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All instruments reading the line of music divide into 2 parts

101
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Explain a2

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players reading one line in unison

102
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Explain alberti bass

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An arpeggiated broken chord with specific pattern of low, high, middle, high played repetitively by the left-hand

103
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Explain Appoggitura

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An ornamental note of long or short duration temporarily displaces and subsequently resolves into a main note, usually by stepwise motion

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