Interval, Tempo, And Dynamics Flashcards

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Melodic interval

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The sounding of 2 tones, one after the other

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Interval

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The combination of notes, using steps or skips, melodically or harmonically

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Harmonic interval

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The sounding of two tones at the same time

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Unison

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When counting the distance between the two pitches you get one

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Octave

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When counting the distance between the two pitches you get eight

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Major intervals

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Sound happy an pleasant

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Minor intervals

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Sound sad and scary

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Perfect

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Interval with no minor

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Tempo

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The speed of music

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Dynamics

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The loudness and softness of music

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Grave

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Slowest

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Andante

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Walking pace

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Prestissimo

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Fastest

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Presto

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Fast

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Metronome

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A mechanical device used to measure tempo; it counts beater per minute

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Mezzo

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(M) Medium/middle

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Piano

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Forte

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(F) Loud (strong)

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Pianissimo

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(Pp) More soft, very soft, softer

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Fortissimo

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(Ff) More loud, very loud, louder

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Mezzo piano

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(Mp) Medium soft

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Mezzo forte

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(Mf) Medium loud

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Pianississimo

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(PPP) Most soft, very very soft, softest

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Fortississimo

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(Fff) Most loud, ver very loud, loudest

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Forte piano
(Fp) Suddenly loud to soft on one note
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Sforzando
(Sf) Forced and accented
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Crescendo
(<) gradually get louder
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Decrescendo
(>) gradually get softer
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Messa di voce
(<>) swelling of sound on one pitch/note (placing the voice)
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Ritardando
(Rit.) gradually gets slower
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Diminuendo
(Dim.) gradually fades away
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Accelerando
(Accel.) get faster
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What's the order of tempo marking from slowest to fastest
``` Grave Largo Adagio Lento Andante Moderato Allegro Presto Prestissimo ```
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What's the order of dynamic markings from softest to loudest
``` Pianississimo Pianissimo Piano Mezzo piano Mezzo Mezzo forte Forte Fortissimo Fortississimo ```
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What's the country of origin for current music notation
Italy
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What's the realationship between metronome numbers and tempo
The lower the number the slower the tempo, the higher the number the higher the tempo
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How do you find a metronome
You find a clock and you count the number of beats you hear for ten seconds. Then you multiply the number you get by 6 since there is 60 seconds in a minute. Then the answer you get from that will be the beats per minute.