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first vocab. quiz Flashcards

1
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pitch

A

highness or lowness of sound

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2
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dynamic level

A

Level of volume

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3
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frequency

A

Rate of a sound wave’s vibration

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4
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tone

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sound with specific pitch, produced by a constant rate of vibration

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5
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sharp

A

sign (#) indicating that the tone is to be performed one-half step higher than notated

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6
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staff

A

Five lines and four spaces on which music is notated

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7
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Interval

A

Distance between two pitches

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8
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octave

A

interval of eight

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9
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forte

A

Loud

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10
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piano

A

soft

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11
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Crescendo

A

Becoming louder

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12
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Decrescendo

A

getting softer

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13
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Rhythm

A

Arrangement of time in music

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14
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Elements of music

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Basic materials of which music is composed: Rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre

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15
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Tempo

A

Rate of speed in which music is played

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16
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Rest

A

a sign that indicates silence

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17
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Beat

A

Basic underlying pulse of music

18
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accent

A

strong sound. Accents may be achieved by stress, duration, or position of note

19
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Meter

A

Organization of rhythm into patterns of strong and weak beats

20
Q

measure

A

Unit containing a number of beats

21
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Duple meter

A

two beats per measure

22
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Triple meter

A

three beats per measure

23
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Downbeat

A

First beat of a measure

24
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upbeat

A

Last beat of the measure

25
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Melody

A

meaningful succession of pitches

26
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phrase

A

section of a melody, comparable to a section of a sentence

27
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Cadence

A

Stopping point

28
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Sequence

A

Melodic phrase repeated at different levels of pitch

29
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tune

A

melody that is easy to recognize memorize and sing

30
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theme

A

melody that reoccurs throughout a section, a movement , or an entire composition.

31
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motive

A

short melodic phrase that may be effectively developed

32
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Lyrical melody

A

relatively long, song-like melody

33
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Scale

A

ascending or descending pattern of half steps, whole steps,or both

34
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Minor scale

A

ascending pattern of steps as follows: Whole, half, whole, half, whole, whole

35
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major scale

A

ascending pattern of steps : whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half, whole, whole

36
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Tonic

A

First and most important note of the major or minor scale to which all other notes are subordinate

37
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Key

A

The major or minor scale on which a composition is based

38
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Chromatic Scale

A

Twelve consecutive half steps within the range of an octave

39
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Whole-tone Scale

A

six consecutive whole steps within the range of an octave

40
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Pentatonic Scale

A

Five note scale

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