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| element of music that deals with time |
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| pulse that's heard in a piece of music |
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| a unit of music with a regular number of beats (you can see) |
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| beat that is played slightly louder than the others |
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| any pattern of strong & weak beats (you can hear) |
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| highness or lowness of a note; determined by the speed of wavelengths; (fast-high/ slow-fast) |
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| loudness or softness of a note |
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| the clear and unmistakable quality of a particular instrument or voice |
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| pattern of notes going up & down in regular order |
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| series of notes that sound one after another |
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| melody with beginning, middle and end |
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| part of melody, shorter than a phrase, used often enough to be important |
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| melody in a longer piece that is heard often enough to be recognized |
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| two notes sounding together |
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| three of more notes sounding together |
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| the ways melodies and harmonies can be combined |
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| monophony (monophonic music) |
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| one line of music and nothing else |
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| homophony (homophonic music) |
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| one main melody with supporting chords |
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| polyphony (polyphonic music) |
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| two or more lines of music going at once and you can hear both or all at the same time |
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| idea that music often centers around 1 note and its chord |
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| the note a piece of music is based on |
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| scale on which a piece of music is based |
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| music written for small groups of instruments, usually 2-8 people, each person plays a different part |
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| structure of a piece in terms of its sections |
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| section of a fugue where the subject is present |
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| Seven Families of Instruments |
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strings
woodwinds
brass
percussion
keyboard
electronic
human voice |
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Stringed Instruments:
Played w/ Bow |
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Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass or Bass Viole |
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| Stringed Instruments: Plucked w/ Fingers |
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flute
clarinet
oboe
bassoon
saxophone |
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Woodwinds: Highest to Lowest Pitch
Single*
Double+
None^ |
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piccolo^
flute^
oboe+
clarinet*
English horn+
bassoon+
bass clarinet*
contra bassoon+ |
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| Percussion: Particular Note |
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timpani (kettle drum)
xylophone
marimba
glockenspiel
Celeste
chimes
vibraphone |
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| Percussion: No Particular Note |
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snare drum
bass drum
gong
cymbals
castanets
tambourines
wood block
maracas
triangles |
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| List the 3 parts of the Sonata Allegro Form |
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Exposition
Development
Recapitulation |
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| Instruments of a String Quartet |
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| Instruments of a Woodwind Quintet |
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Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
French Horn |
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| Instruments in an ORCHESTRA |
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| Strings, woodwinds and percussion |
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| Instruments in a Symphonic (concert)Band |
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| Instruments in a Marching Band |
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| Woodwinds, brass and Percussion |
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| Instruments of a Jazz Band |
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Trumpets
Trombones
Saxophones
Piano
Guitar
Drum
Double Bass |
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| Voice Type: highest to lowest |
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Soprano
Mezzo-Soprano
Alto
Baritone
Tenor
Bass |
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4Part: Soprano.Alto.Tenor.Bass
6Part:Sop1.Sop2.Alto.Tenor.Baritone.Bass
8Part:S1.S2.A1.A2.T1.T2.B.B.
Women:Soprano 1&2. Alto 1&2.
Male: Tenor 1&2. Baritone. bass |
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