Elements of Music Flashcards by Boxuan Zhou

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Rhythm

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pattern of long and short sounds and silences in a piece of music

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Pulse

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regular beat in music

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Metre

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time signature

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Pitch

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how high or low a note is

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Melody

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combination of pitch and rhythm

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Dynamics

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Volume of music

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Tempo

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speed of the pulse

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Tempo

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speed of the pulse

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Texture

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how many layers the music has

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Timbre

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unique sound or tone of an instrument or voice

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Harmony

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combination of ntoes sounded at the same time

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Tonality

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major or minor or atonal

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Form

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arrangement of sections in a musical composition

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Structure

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overall layout of a piece of music

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Major chord formula

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root 3rd 5th

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Minor chord formula

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root b3rd 5th

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Major scale formula

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TTSTTTS

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Minor scale formula

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TSTTSTT

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Slow to fast italian terms

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largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, presto

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Conjunct meaning

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by steps

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Chromatic meaning

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semitones

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Disjunct meaning

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by leaps

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Perfect cadence

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V-I

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plagal cadence

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IV-I

imperfect cadence

anything-V

interrupted cadence

V-IV/III/II

Monophonic meaning, how many parts, movement

one, 1 part, N/A

Unison meaning, how many parts, movement

together, 1 part, moving together

Polyphonic meaning, how many parts, movement

many, >1 part, moving independently

Homophonic meaning, how many parts, movement

same, >1 part, moving together

Heterophonic meaning, how many parts, movement

different, >1 part, moving together