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| The four main properties of musical sounds are pitch, dynamics, tone color, and |
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| The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called |
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| A tone in music is a sound that |
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| The distance in pitch between any two tones is called |
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| The distance between the lowest and highest tones a voice or instrument can produce is called |
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| Dynamics in music refers to |
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| a degree of loudness or softness |
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| A gradual increase in loudness is known as a |
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| A gradual decrease in loudness is known as a |
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| Tone color is synonymous with |
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| A part of an instrument's total range is called a |
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| The ________ is a regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time. |
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| The element of music defined as the ordered flow of music through time, or more specifically, the particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music, is |
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| The organization of beats into regular groups is called a |
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| The first, or stressed, beat of a measure is known as the |
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| When an accent occurs on an unexpected beat, the effect is known as |
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| The term ___________ refers to the rate of speed of the beat of the music. |
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| A gradual slowing-down of tempo is indicated by the term |
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| In musical notation, pitches are written on a set of five horizontal lines called a |
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| a series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole. |
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| A melody is said to move by steps if it moves by |
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| Staccato refers to playing or singing a melody |
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| in a short of detached manner |
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| A smooth, connected style of playing a melody is known as |
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| A part of a melody is called a |
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| A melodic phrase ending that sets up expectations for continuation is known as a(n) |
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| a resting place at the end of a phrase. |
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| A melody that serves as the starting point for a more extended piece of music is called a |
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| Sequence may be defined as |
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| the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch. |
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| _____________ in music adds support, depth, and richness to a melody. |
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| The musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other is |
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| a combination of three or more tones sounded at once. |
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| A consonance is a combination of tones that |
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| is considered stable and restful. |
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| A combination of tones that is considered unstable and tense is called a |
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| When a dissonance moves to a consonance, it is called a |
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| The central tone around which a musical composition is organized is called the |
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| a central tone, scale, and chord. |
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| Tonality is another term for |
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| a shift from one key to another within the same composition. |
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| Musical texture refers to |
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how many different layers of sound are heard at the same time.
what kind of layers of sound are heard (melody or harmony).
how layers of sound are related to each other. |
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| The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is |
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| When two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is |
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| When a melodic idea is presented by one voice or instrument and then restated immediately by another voice or instrument, the technique is called |
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| Homophonic texture consists of |
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| one main melody accompanied by chords. |
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| the organization of musical ideas in time. |
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| Retaining some features of a musical idea while changing others is called |
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| Repetition is a technique widely used in music because it |
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creates a sense of unity.
helps engrave a melody in the memory.
provides a feeling of balance and symmetry. |
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| Forward motion, conflict, and change of mood All come from |
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| A musical statement followed by a contrasting statement and then a return of the original statement would be called |
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| Three-part form can be represented as |
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A B A.
A B A'.
statement, contrast, return. |
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| The form consisting of a musical statement followed by a counterstatement would be called |
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| In music, _________ refers to a characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, tone color, dynamics, harmony, texture, and form. |
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| Farandole from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 |
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| Young person's guide to the orchastra |
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| Bourrée from Suite in E Minor for Lute |
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| Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 |
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| Dance of the Reed Pipes from Nutcracker Suite |
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