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Music Appreciation Unit 1
Terms for Unit 1 of Music Appreciation
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Undergraduate 1
09/12/2010

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soprano
Definition
highest range of human voice
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mezzo-soprano
Definition
second highest range of human voice
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alto
Definition
lowest female range for human voice
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tenor
Definition
highest range for male voices
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baritone
Definition
middle range for male voices
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bass
Definition
lowest range of human voice
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aerophones
Definition
instruments that produce sound using air
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chordophones
Definition
instruments that produce sound from a vibrating string
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idiophones
Definition
instruments that produce sound from the instrument itself (being rubbed or scraped)
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membranaphones
Definition
drum-like instruments with a tightly stretched membrane that is struck, rubbed, etc.
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