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9th Grade
11/01/2012

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Term
rhythm
Definition
organization of music in time
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pulse
Definition
heartbeat, basic unit of motion in music
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tempo
Definition
speed
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largo
Definition
very slow, tempo
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adagio
Definition
slow, tempo
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andante
Definition
moderate tempo
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allegro
Definition
fast tempo
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presto
Definition
very fast tempo
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accelerando
Definition
tempo speed up
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ritardando
Definition
tempo slow down
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meter
Definition
rhythmic organization, duple or triple
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rhythmic patterns
Definition
comprised of notes of different relative duration
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notes
Definition
symbols indicating duration of notes
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rests
Definition
indicates silence
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acoustics
Definition
branch of science that studies sound
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irregular/regular
Definition
musical sounds = regular
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frequency
Definition
speed of vibrations
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amplitude
Definition
degree of loudness or softness
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A440
Definition
note that musicians use to tune their instruments (number of cycles per second)
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pitch
Definition
degree of highness or lowness of a sound
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scale
Definition
set of fixed pitches
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interval
Definition
distance between those fixed pitches
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chromatic scale
Definition
12 pitches, used today
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major scale
Definition
usually happy music
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minor scale
Definition
sad music
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tonality
Definition
moving away from the tonic
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modulation
Definition
when a composer moves away from the main key
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notation of pitch
Definition
through placement of a note on a type of graph which is called a staff and has 5 lines
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line
Definition
series of pitches in rhythm
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melody
Definition
distinctive memorable complete satisfying musical line
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accompaniment
Definition
one or more secondary lines which support the melody
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contour
Definition
pattern of pitches in a line
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phrases
Definition
smaller sections of melody
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cadences
Definition
resting place at the end of music phrase
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articulation
Definition
manner in which pitches of a melody are sounded
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staccato (articulaion)
Definition
short, detached manner
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legato
Definition
smooth, connected manner
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ornamentation
Definition
embellishments added to a melody by composer
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trill
Definition
rapid alternation of two neighboring notes
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grace note
Definition
note added to melody
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glissandos
Definition
ornamentation
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tremolos
Definition
trembling effect
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theme
Definition
complete melody
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motive
Definition
short melodic idea
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moving accompaniment
Definition
heard very strongly with melody
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chordal accompaniment
Definition
less distinctive, sounds like pillars
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ostinato
Definition
short idea repeated without change through a composition
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texture
Definition
result of the number and character of a musical line
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monophonic texture
Definition
single, unaccompanied melody
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polyphonic texture
Definition
two or more simultaneous and = important melodic lines
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homophonic
Definition
single, primary melody with accompaniment
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harmony
Definition
overall sound of different pitches
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good harmony
Definition
consonant
Term
bad harmony
Definition
dissonant
Term
form
Definition
shape of a musical composition
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strophic
Definition
same music, different words
Term
verse and refrain
Definition
verse change, refrain is the same
Term
song form
Definition
ternary, ABA
Term
binary
Definition
AB
Term
theme and variation
Definition
A A1 A2 A3...
Term
rondo
Definition
ABACADAE
Term
sonta
Definition
intro, exposition, development, recapitulation
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color
Definition
distinctive sound that different istruments and voices can make
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timbre
Definition
unique sound of instrument or voice
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range
Definition
soprano,mezzo soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass
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dynamics
Definition
degree of loudness or softness in music
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crescendo
Definition
gradual increase in loudness
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decrescendo
Definition
gradual decrease in loudness
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