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| A "period" in a musical phrase; a pause |
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| The distance between two pitches |
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| A visual symbol for musical sounds |
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| Can be characterized by its shape, range and movement |
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| Music that moves without a strong sense of beat or meter |
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| Meter that a march is most commonly associated with? |
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| Groupings (bars) that meter is marked with |
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| Combination of 3 or more tones played simultaneously |
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| A combination of tones that sounds discordant; causes musical "tension" |
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| The highest point of a piece with the most emotional effect |
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| Distance between highest and lowest pitches of a melody |
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| Frequently associated with chromatic music |
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| How many intervals are in an OCTAVE? |
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| T/F: A musical sound has a perceivable pitch and a measurable frequency |
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| T/F: When melody is transposed to another key the shape of the melodic line stays the same |
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| T/F: Most musical cultures share the concept of melody |
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| T/F: Polyrhythm is found in many African cultures |
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| T/F: Not all world musics feature a strong regular pulse or beat |
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| T/F: Melody and harmony function together as a unit |
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| T/F: A flat lowers the tone by a half step |
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| T/F: Within a key, the central tone is called the mediant |
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| T/F: Modulation is the process of passing from one key to another |
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| What is the purpose of dissonance? |
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| To cause tension and suspense; in need of release |
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| Through time, has music become more dissonant or consonant? |
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