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66 Cards in this Set
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Basic pace of the music.
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Tempo
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Series of pitches arranged in order from low to high or high to low.
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Scale
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Single melodic line without accompaniment.
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Monophony
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Relative highness or lowness of a sound.
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Pitch
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Regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time.
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Beat
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How chords are constructed and how they follow each other.
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Harmony
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Sound that has a definite pitch, or frequency.
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Tone
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Degrees of loudness or softness in music.
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Dynamic
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Series of seven different tones within an octave, with an eighth tone repeating the first tone an octave higher, consisting of a specific pattern of whole and half steps; the whole step between the second and third tones is characteristic.
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Major Scale
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Term describing music in which one main melody is accompanied by chords.
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Homophony
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In notation, a set of five horizontal lines between or on which notes are positioned.
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Staff
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Characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, tone, color, dynamics, harmony, texture, and form in music.
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Style
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Symbol which notates a pitch one half step higher than the pitch that would otherwise be indicated; for example, the next higher black key on the piano.
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Sharp
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Organization of musical ideas in time.
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Form
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Series of seven tones within an octave, with an eighth tone repeating the first tone an octave higher, composed of a specific pattern of whole and half steps; the half step between the second and third tones is characteristic.
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Minor
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Performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest at the same time.
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Polyphonic Texture
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Part of the total range of an instrument or voice. The tone color of the instrument or voice may vary with the ------ in which it is played or sung.
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Register
General for Alto or other things like that |
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Accenting of a note at an unexpected time, as between two beats or on a weak beat. ---------- is a major characteristic of jazz.
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Syncopation
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In notation of rhythm, a symbol to indicate the duration of silence in the
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Rest
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Symbol which notates a pitch one half step lower than the pitch that would otherwise be indicated; for example, the next lower key on the piano.
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Flat
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Quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another.
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Tone color (timbre)
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Central note, scale, and chord within a piece, in relationship to which all other tones in the composition are heard.
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Key (tonality)
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categories of opera Voice ranges which include coloratura soprano, lyric soprano, dramatic soprano, lyric tenor, dramatic tenor, basso buffo, and basso profundo, among others.
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Voice
Single melodic line |
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Series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole.
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Melody
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In notation, a black or white oval to which a stem and flags can be added.
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Note
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Symbol placed at the beginning of the staff to show the exact pitch of notes placed on each line and space.
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Clef
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Symbol used in notation of pitch to cancel a previous sharp or flat sign.
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Natural sign
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Composer
Title Genre Medium Significance |
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Composer
Title Genre Medium Significance |
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T G M S |
Composer
Title Genre Medium Significance |
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T G M S For The Firebird |
C Stravinsky
T The Firebird G Ballet M Orchestra S Demonstrates Growth |
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T G M S For C-Jam Blues |
C Ellington
T C-Jam Blues G Jazz M Orchestra S Tone Colors of traditional instruments in non-traditional setting |
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T G M S For The Young Person's Guide to Orchestra |
C Britten
T The Young Person's Guide to.. G Tone Poem M Orchestra S To demonstrate classical instruments |
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T G M S For The Prelude |
C Chopin
T Prelude G Miniature M Piano S Harmony |
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T G M S For Farandole |
C Bizet
T Farandole G Tone Poem M Orchestra S Texture |
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T G M S For The Nutcracker Dance of the Reed Pipes |
C Tchaikovsky
T The Nutcracker G Ballet M Orchestra S Ternary Form |
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Organized Sound in time
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music
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a series of pitches that have a pre-planned relationship to one another
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Scale
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The way something feels
The layering of sounds |
texture
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= how long or short
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Duration
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is organized patterns of sound in time
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Rhythm
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What type of composition is it
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Genre
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What is it made of?
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Medium
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any of various arrangements of the diatonic tones of an octave, differing from one another in the order of the whole steps and half steps; scale.
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Mode
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a sign placed before a note indicating a chromatic alteration of its pitch.
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accidental
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a person who writes music
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Composer
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single melodic line
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Voice
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Another word for treble clef
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g clef
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Treble Clef and Bass Clef
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Qualifier
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5 lines that you draw music on
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Staff
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a contrivance or apparatus for producing musical sounds
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instrument
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the arranging of music for instruments, esp. for an orchestra
the list of instruments for which a composition is scored |
instrumentation
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Four voice ranges
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Soprano
Alto Tenor Bass |
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Six instrument families
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String
Woodwind Brass Percussion Keyboard Electronic |
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String family instruments
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Violin
Viola Cello Double Bass |
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Woodwind family instruments
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Piccolo
Flute Clarinet Bass Clarinet Oboe English Horn Bassoon Contrabassoon |
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Brass family instruments
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Trumpet
French Horn Trombone Tuba |
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Percussion family instruments
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Timpani (kettledrums)
glockenspiel xylophone celesta chimes snare drum bass drum tambourine triangle cymbals gong |
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Keyboard family instruments
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Piano
Harpsichord Pipe organ Accordion |
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Electronic family instruments
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tape studio
synthesizers |
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Percussion family instruments
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Timpani (kettledrums)
glockenspiel xylophone celesta chimes snare drum bass drum tambourine triangle cymbals gong |
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Woodwind family instruments
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Piccolo
Flute Clarinet Bass Clarinet Oboe English Horn Bassoon Contrabassoon |
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the qualities of single sound
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pitch
duration dynamic timbre |
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the qualities of a melody
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Contour,
Tempo, Rhythm, Meter, Growth |
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how can a melody grow
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Changes in contour, tempo, rhythm, meter, growth
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how music symbols are used to communicate
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They tell us pitch, duration, dynamic. Often a single symbol can define more than one of these concepts
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