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musical elements Flashcards

1
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What is time signature

A

how many beats are in a bar

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2
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What is Common Time

A

4/4

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3
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What is the most important beat in a bar

A

first

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4
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What is syncopation?

A

off beat ryhtms

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5
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What are triplets?

A

three notes in the time of one

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6
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What is a guitar chop?

A

strumming up not down

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7
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What is back beat?

A

emphasis on beats 2 and 4

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8
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What is skank?

A

emphasis on upbeats or offbeats

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9
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What three triads are commonly used in pop music?

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C, G, F major

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10
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What two instruments are called ‘horns’?

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Trumpets and Saxophone

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11
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What style of music from the 1950s that has 12 bars in a section

A

rock n roll

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12
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What is a sus chord

A

a note from the previous chord is heard over the next chord

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13
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What is palm muting?

A

muting vibrations on a guitar with palm

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14
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What is a whammy bar?

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metal handle under strings that will alter the pitch of notes

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15
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What is a flanger?

A

a guitar effect that make music sound like a helicopter.

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16
Q

what is the symbol for a power chord?

A

chord 5

17
Q

What are the different types of audio files?

A

wav, mp3, aac, ogg, flac, alac, wma

18
Q

What is a compressed file?

A

when a file size is reduced by removing some data stored

19
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what is a mpeg file?

A

compressed audio files used for music downloading

20
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What is a mp3 file?

A

compressed file that saves storage space while maintains good quality sound

21
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What is a wav file?

A

the highest quality of audio file you can get when producing.

22
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what is a minor chord?

A

a chord where the middle note is taken down

23
Q

what is a ‘chord 7’ ?

A

a chord pattern that has a forth note.

24
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What is overdubbing?

A

the process of laying an individual track over the top of an existing track

25
Q

What is advantages of overdubbing?

A

the musicians don’t have to be in the same place
sounds clean
easy to edit

26
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What is disadvantages of overdubbing?

A

extra sessions means more planning
may lose live feeling

27
Q

What is monitoring?

A

the process of listening to the recording in real time and making any changes as and when they arise.

28
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what is a live recording?

A

where the result of capturing a single performance

29
Q

What is a DI box?

A

converts unbalanced instruments signals into a suitable signal

30
Q

What is the Major Scale?

A

T, T, S, T, T, T, S

31
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What is the natural minor scale?

A

T, S, T, T, S, T, T

32
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What is the harmonic minor scale?

A

T, S, T, T, S, T+S, S

33
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What is the major pentatonic scale?

A

T, T, S+T, T, T, T+S

34
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What is the minor pentatonic scale?

A

T+S, T, T, S+T, T

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