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Music: The Elements Of Music

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Decks in this class (20)

Articulation
Articulation definition,
Examples of words that describe a...,
What does legato mean
12  cards
Modulation
What is modulation,
What are the modulations you need...
2  cards
Ornament
What is ornament,
What is a trill,
What is a mordent
5  cards
Pitch
What is pitch
1  cards
Range
Range definition,
Features of a soprano,
Features of an alto
5  cards
Rhythm
What does rhythm mean,
How many crotchet beats is a semi...,
How many crotchet beats is a dott...
14  cards
Structure
Definition of structure,
What is a concerto,
What is a concerto grosso
9  cards
Tempo
What is tempo,
What does largo mean,
What does andante mean
11  cards
Texture
Texture definition,
Texture in its basic form is simp...,
_______________ is a single line ...
7  cards
Timbre
What is timbre,
What is the timbre of a clarinet,
What is the timbre of a trumpet
4  cards
Tonality
What is tonality
1  cards
Cadence
What is a cadence,
What are the four cadences,
Which chords are a perfect cadence
10  cards
Chord
What is a chord,
What are the primary chords,
What are the secondary chords
11  cards
Composer
What is the composer
1  cards
Dynamics
Definition of dynamics,
Which dynamic is pp,
Which dynamic is p
9  cards
Harmony
Definition of harmony,
What are block chords,
What are broken or arpeggiated ch...
9  cards
Interval
What is an interval
1  cards
Key
What does key mean,
Every key signature has two possi...,
What is the relative minor of c m...
11  cards
Melody
What is a melody,
What are balanced phrases,
What are question and answer phrases
7  cards
Metre
What is a metre,
44 time signature features,
68 time signature features
4  cards

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