Flashcards in Quiz 1 Deck (37)
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What are the 3 main elements of music?
Melody, harmony, rhythm
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What are the 7 elements that make up music?
Melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, tone color, form, dynamics
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The tune of music, organized musical line
Melody
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Highness and lowness of sound
Pitch
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The way the melody moves from note to note
Melodic motion
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Smaller sections of music that makes up melodies
Phrases
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Moments at the ends of phrases where a melody pauses or stops altogether
Phrases
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Defines the loudness or softness of a musical stand
Dynamics
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5 parallel lines where notes are placed
Staff
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Represents individual pitch or rhythm
Notes
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Symbol placed on beginning of staff to establish pitch point of reference
Clef
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Set of pitches in sequence
Scale
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Distance/ difference between two pitches
Interval
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Sharp, flat, natural
Accidentals
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Primary pulse in music
Beat
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Melody is offset from the beat
Syncopation
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Number of beats per measure
Meter
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Speed of the beat
Tempo
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Fast tempo
Allegro
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Walking tempo
Adante
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Slower tempo
Adagio
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Slow tempo
Largo
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Accompanies melody
Harmony
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Changing key within 1 piece of music; can change the mood in music
Modulation
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Organization of music
Form
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Part A and part B
Binary form
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Tune is repeated, but modified
Themes and variations form
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What are the 5 principle families of instruments?
Strings, brass, percussion, woodwinds, keyboard
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Distinctive sound of an instrument or voice
Tone color
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