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Accompanied

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Other instrument(s) or voice(s) supporting the main melody.

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Accordion

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An instrument with a keyboard played by the right hand and chordal buttons on the left hand. The player pushes and pulls the sides to operate the bellows. Also known as a squeeze box.

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Acoustic guitar

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A stringed instrument that is played by plucking or strumming the strings using fingers or a plectrum. It has 6 strings and the hollow body amplifies the sound of the vibrating strings. Does not need electricity to produce sound.

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Adagio

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A slow tempo/speed

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Allegro

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A fast tempo/speed

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Answer

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A short musical phrase that follows on from a ‘question’ phrase. The phrases are usually the same length and have similar note values.

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Ascending

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The notes rise in pitch

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Bagpipes

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Musical instrument with a flexible bag inflated by a valued tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and 1 to 4 drone pipes.

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Beat

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The basic pulse you hear in music. The pulse may be in groups of 2/3/4 with a stress on the 1st beat in each group.

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Blowing

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Sound produced by blowing into or across the mouth piece of the instrument

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Blues

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Started as Black American folk music, developing from spiritual and work songs. Often in 4/4 time. On a scale with flat notes, sounds sad from origins in slavery.

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Bowing

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Sound produced by drawing the bow across the strings

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Brass

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Family of metal instruments with a mouthpiece. The sound is made by vibrating the lips.

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Accented

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Accented notes are notes which sound louder than others. They are marked with a > sign above or below the note.

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Choir

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A group of singers who perform together

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Chord

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Two or more notes sounding together

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Crescendo

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The music gradually becomes louder

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Crotchet

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Note that lasts for 1 beat

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Descending

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Notes fall in pitch

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Diminuendo

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Music gradually becomes quieter

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Discord

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Certain notes in a chord clash. Popular in 20th Century music

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Dotted minim

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Note that lasts for 3 beats

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Drum fill

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Rhythmic decoration played on a drum kit

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Drum kit

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Set of drums and cymbals often used by rock bands and pop groups

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Electric guitar
Guitar that requires an electric amplifier to produce sound
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Faster
The tempo/speed increases
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Fiddle
Another name for a violin in Scottish music
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Folk groups
Group of singers and instrumentalists who perform traditional music from a certain country
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Forte
Loud volume marked by 'f'
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Harmony
Two or more notes at the same time
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Improvisation
Performer makes up the music on the spot. Popular feature in jazz
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Jazz
Created by Black Americans in the early 20th century. Includes syncopation and improvisation
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Latin American
Dance music from South America
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Leap
Going between notes that are not next to each other
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Legato
Notes are played/sung smoothly
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March
Strong steady pulse. Either 2/4 or 4/4 and at a pace easy to march to
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Minim
Note lasting for 2 beats
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Musical
Play with acting/dancing/singing performed on a stage
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Octave
Distance of 8 notes
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Off the beat
Notes played on the weaker beats: 2 and 4
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On the beat
Notes played on the stronger beats: 1 and 3
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Orchestra
Has 4 main sections of woodwind/brass/strings/percussion. Sometimes includes a harp.
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Organ
Keyboard instrument usually in a church, more than one keyboard and pedals
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Ostinato
Short musical pattern repeated many times
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Pause
Note/rest held longer than written
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Percussion
Instruments played by hitting/striking/shaking/scraping. Can be tuned or untuned
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Piano - dynamic
Quiet volume marked by 'p'
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Piano - instrument
Keyboard instrument that produces sound by hammers hitting strings
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Plucking
Sound is made when you pluck the strings of the instrument
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Pop
Style of popular music played by a group of musicians
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Pulse
The basic beat in music. Can be in groups of 2/3/4
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Question
Opening phrase followed by an answer
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Reel
Scottish dance in simple time with 2 or 4 beats in a bar. Played at a fairly fast tempo
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Repetition
Exact repeat of a musical idea
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Riff
Repeated phrase often in jazz/popular music
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Rock
Popular music with a heavy beat and features a drum kit/electric guitar/bass guitar
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Rock 'n' roll
1950's American music with origins in jazz/blues/gospel/country
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Round
Each part plays/sings the same melody, entering one after the other
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Scottish
Music from Scotland
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Scottish Dance Band
Band which plays Scottish music for dancing to
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Semibreve
Note lasting 4 beats
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Sequence
Melodic phrase immediately repeated at a lower/higher pitch
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Slower
Tempo/speed decreases
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Solo
1 instrument/voice. Prominent part of a larger ensemble
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Staccato
Notes are short/detached, marked by a • above/below the note
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Steel band
West Indian band with instruments made out of oil drums called pans. Panels are hammered in to make different pitches
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Step(wise)
Moving up/down a scale of notes that are next to each other
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Striking
Sound is produced by hitting the instrument
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Strings
Family of instruments with strings. Sound is produced by plucking the strings or using a bow
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Strumming
Finger(s) or a plectrum drawn across the instrument strings
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Unaccompanied
Performer(s) have no instruments playing in the background
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Unison
Singers/musicians in a group singing/playing the same notes at the same time
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Voice
Human instrument used to speak and sing
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Waltz
Dance with 3 beats in a bar in simple time
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Woodwind
Family of instruments that produce sound by blowing into a hole/against an edge/through a single/double reed

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