Flashcards in Elements Of Music - Part one Deck (38)
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State the meaning of articulation
How notes are performed, smooth, short or accented
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State the meaning of cadence
A two - chord progression that ends a phrase or section
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State the meaning of a chord
Two or more notes played together
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State the meaning of composer
The writer of the music
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State the meaning of dynamics
How loud or soft the music is
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State the meaning of harmony
A progression of chords often to accompany a melody
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State the meaning of interval
The distance between two notes
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State the meaning of metre
A pattern of beats often indicated by the time signature
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State the meaning of modulation
How music moves from one key scale to another
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State the meaning of ornament
A musical decoration
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State the meaning of pitch
How high or low the music is
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State the meaning of range
The interval between the highest and lowest notes of a melody, piece or section
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State the meaning of rhythm
The combination of different lengths of notes
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State the meaning of structure
How the music is organised into sections
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State the meaning of tempo
How fast or slow the music is
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State the meaning of texture
How various parts are combined and layered together to create a musical effect
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State the meaning of timbre
The tone quality or specific sound that an instrument or combination of instruments make
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State the meaning of tonality
The links to keys, chords and harmony and refers to whether music in major, minor, chromatic or without a clear key
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How can articulation be described?
-legato
-staccato
-accent
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How do woodwind or brass players create articulation?
By slurring notes to make them sound legato or tonging notes to make them sound only slightly or distinctly staccato
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How can string players use articulation?
By using bows to play legato, playing without the bow and plucking the strings in pizzicato and move the bow very quickly back and forth to create the tremolo effect
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What is arco?
Where string players use the bow
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What is pizzicato?
Where strong players pluck the string with their fingers
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What is tremolo?
When string players move the bow back and forth very quickly on one note
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How can vocalists create articulation?
Where they apply a technique called melisma to create a smooth effect whilst singing opposite to syllabic where each syllable has a separate note
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Give the four cadences and their chords
◾️Perfect cadence : chord V - chord I
◾️plagal cadence : chord IV -chord I
◾️imperfect cadence : chord I, II or IV - chord V
◾️interrupted cadence : chord V - Chord VI
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how does a perfect cadence make the music sound?
Complete, used to end the section or complete a piece
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How does is a plagal cadence used?
Often at the end of church music or hymns and makes the music sound complete
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What does an imperfect cadence sound like?
Incomplete and often occurs halfway through the phrase
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