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Honors Orchestra Midterm Review
Honors Orchestra Midterm Review FHS
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Music
10th Grade
01/27/2010

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Scale

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Progression of notes in sequence.
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Diatonic Scale

Definition
A progression of half steps and whole steps in sequence.
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Chromatic Scale

Definition
A progression of half steps in sequence.
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Whole Step

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Two half steps.
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Half Step

Definition
Smallest interval between two notes.
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Major Scale Formula

Definition

Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half.

 

[W, W, 1/2, W, W, W, 1/2]

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Minor Scales

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Natural Minor Scale, Melodic Minor Scale, Harmonic Minor Scale.
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Natural Minor Scale

Definition
Three half steps down from the major and uses the same key signature as the relative major.
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Melodic Minor Scale

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Raise the 6th and 7th notes a half step higher on the way up and then on the way down, cancel them and write as naturals.
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Harmonic Minor Scale

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Raise the 7th note a half step higher on the way up.
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Circle of Fifths

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List the eras.

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Renaissance Era, Baroque Era, Classical Era, Romatic Era, Modern Era.
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Renaissance Era

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1500
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Baroque Era

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1600-1750
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Classical Era

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1750-1856
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Romantic Era

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1850-1910
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Modern Era

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1930-Present Day
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Staccato

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Short
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Spiccato

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Bouncy.
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Martelé

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Short, Accented.
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Legato

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Long, Smooth
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Détaché

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Separated, Detached.
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Loure or Portato

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Connected, give a pulse.
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Five Properties of a Good String Sound

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1. Tone Quality.

2. Note and Rhythmic Accuracy.

3. Intonation.

4. Blend and Balance.

5. Interpretation.

 

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