Chapter 1-2 Flashcards

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Texture Polyphony

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More than one note melody simultaneously or staggered (two or more musical lines performed at the same time.)

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Texture Monophony

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One tune (melony) or note at the same time (gregorian song/plainsong)

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Texture Homophonic

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Melody(voice) accompanied by harmony(guitar)

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Texture

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musical layer and function

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Melody

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Tune combination of pitch with rhythm ex Happy Birthday

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Rhythm

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Variation of strong and weak elements(such as duration and accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.

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Instruments

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Chordophones (string)
Aerophones (winds)
Membranophones (drums)
Idiophones (scrapers, gongs,etc)

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Pitch

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describes the high and low of a note

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Consonant

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Pleasing note

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Dissonant

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unstable or unfinished

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Dynamic P piano

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soft

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Dynamic F forte

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loud

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Dynamic M mezzo

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middle

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Measure

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grouping beats in sections marked by bar lines (vertically)

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Meter

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the number of beats in a measure

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Time signature

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a number over another ex 2/4

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Syncopation

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1 and 2 and 3

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Tempo speed Largo

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Broad 40-60 bpm (very slow)

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Tempo speed Adagio

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Easy 66-76 bpm

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Tempo speed Andante

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At a walking pace 76-108 bpm

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Tempo speed Moderato

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Moderate 108-120 bpm

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Tempo speed Allegretto

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Fast 112-120 bpm

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Allegro

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Lively 120-168 bpm

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Presto

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Very fast 168-200 bpm ex flight of the bumblebee

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Major scale
WWhWWWh positive
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Minor scale
WhWWhWW sad thoghtful
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modulation
moving from one key to another
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Harmony
the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect
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Heterophonic
not common but same melony over each other slightly different
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Chords
three or more different notes are played
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Triads
only three primary note(root)
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Arpeggio
notes of the triad played gradually up or down with the same notes
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Cadence
stopping points at the end of a phrase that makes it sound finished or unfinished
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Form Binary
has two sections AB AABB two combinations phrases to complete one section
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Form rondo
The main piece repeats ABACABADABCE ex Fur Elise by Beethoven
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Form strophic
AAA all the way ex Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line
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Form through
All different
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Form theme variations
modification of music
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Form Ternary
3 sections ABA or AABA twinkle twinkle little star
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String instruments
Violin, Viola, and double bass //harp, guard.
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Woodwind instruments
Contrabassoon, bassoon, English horn, oboe, bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, piccolo, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone.
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Brass instruments
French horn, tuba, trombone, trumpet, and tuba.
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Keyboard instruments
Piano, harpsichord, and organ.
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Percussion instruments
Timpani, xylophone, glockenspiel, snare drum, bass drum triangle, cymbals, drum set, and celeste.