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Music Theory Exam Flashcards

1
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A sharp, flat, or natural that is not in the key signature

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Accidental

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2
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A sign showing silence

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Rest

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3
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At a walking, average pace (88 beats/minute)

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Moderato

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4
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At the beginning of the staff; indicates higher pitches

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Treble Clef

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5
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At the beginning of the staff; indicates lower pitches

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Bass Clef

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6
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Between bar lines, known by top number in time signature

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Measure

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7
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C one ledger line above bass clef / below treble clef

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Middle C

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8
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Cancels all accidentals; the notes original sound

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Natural

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9
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Changing written music to a different voice

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Transposition

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10
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Five lines and four spaces on which music is written

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Staff

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11
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Gradually gets faster

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Accelerando

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12
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Gradually gets louder

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Crescendo

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13
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Gradually gets slower

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Ritardando

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14
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Gradually gets softer

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Decrescendo

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15
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Hold the note for its full value

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Tenuto

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16
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Indicates how many of what type of beat in a bar

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Time Signature

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17
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Indicates the end of a section of music

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Double Bar Line

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18
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Indicates the number of sharps or flats in the piece

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Key Signature

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19
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Loud

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Forte

20
Q

Loud, then suddenly soft

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Forte Piano

21
Q

Lowers the note by one semi-tone

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Flat

22
Q

Medium Loud

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Mezzo Forte

23
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Medium Soft

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Mezzo Piano

24
Q

One half-step; the shortest distance between two notes

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Semi-tone

25
Q

One note with two or more letter names

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Enharmonic Tone

26
Q

Play note more strongly

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Accent

27
Q

Quick and Lively (132 beats/minute)

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Allegro

28
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Quickly (108 beats/minute)

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Allegretto

29
Q

Quite Slow (54 beats/minute)

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Adagio

30
Q

Raises the note by one semi-tone

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Sharp

31
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Same note name, high or lower, eight notes apart

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Octave

32
Q

Short, detached

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Staccato

33
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Slowly (64 beats/minute)

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Andante

34
Q

Small lines above or below the staff used to extend it

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Ledger Line

35
Q

Smooth and connected

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Legato

36
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Soft

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Piano

37
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Speed of the music; how fast or slow it is

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Tempo

38
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Suddenly loud; huge accent

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Sforzando

39
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The volume; how loud or soft the music is

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Dynamics

40
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Two different notes played with note tongue; connected

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Slur

41
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Two of the same noted, played for the combined value

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Tie

42
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Two semi-tones

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Whole-tone

43
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Very loud

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Fortissimo

44
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Very slow (46 beats/minute)

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Largo

45
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Very soft

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Pianissimo

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