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TEMPO
Definition
BASIC PACE OF THE MUSIC SPEED OF THE BEAT
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SYNCOPATION
Definition
ACCENTING OF A NOTE AT UNEXPECTED TIME AS BETWEEN TWO BEATS OR ON A WEAK BEAT
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DOWNBEAT
Definition
FIRST OR STRESSED BEAT OF A MEASURE
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METER
Definition
ORGANIZATION OF BEATS INTO REGULAR GROUPS
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MEASURE
Definition
GROUP CONTAINING A FIXED NUMBER OF BEATS
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RYTHEM
Definition
FLOW OF MUSIC THROUGH TIME
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TIME SIGNATURE
Definition
METER SIGNATURE-PLACED AT BEGINNING OF STAFF -FRACTION NUMBER- REPRESENTS THE METER OF A PIECE
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DOT BESIDE A NOTE
Definition
INCREASED NOTE DURATION BY HALF
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TREBLE CLEF
Definition
NOTATION ON A STAFF TO INDICATE RELATIVELY HIGH PITCH RANGES ON A PIANO USUALLY PLAYED WITHTHE RIGHT HAND
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CLEF
Definition
SYMBOL PLACED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STAFF TO SHOW THE EXACT PITCH OF NOTES PLACED ON EACH LINE AND SPACE
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STAFF
Definition
SET OF 5 HORIZONTIAL LINES BETWEEN OR ON WHICH NOTES ARE PLACED
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NATURAL
Definition
NOTATION USED TO CANCEL A PREVIOUS SHARP OR FLAT SIGN
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METRONOME
Definition
APPARATUS THAT PRODUCES A TICKING OR FLASH OF LIGHT AT A CONSTANT SPEEN
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RITARDARDO
Definition
BECOMING SLOWER
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MELODY
Definition
SERIES OF SINGLE TONES THAT ADD UP TO A RECOGNIZABLE WHOLE
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STACCATO
Definition
SHORT DETACHED MANNER OF PERFORMING A MELODY
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DISSONANCE
Definition
TONE COMBINATION THAT IS UNSTABLE AND TENSE
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CONSONANCE
Definition
TONE COMBINATION THE IS STABLE AND RESTFUL
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CHORD
Definition
COMBINATION OF THREE OR MORE TONES SOUNDED AT ONCE
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CADENSE
Definition
RESTING PLACE AT THE END OS A PHASE IN A MELODY 2- PROGRESSION GIVING A SENSE OF CONCLUSION OFTEN FROM THE DOMINATE CHORD TO THE TONIC CHORD
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RESOLUTION
Definition
PROGRESSION FROM A DISSONNANCE TO ACONSONANCE
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TONIC CHORD
Definition
TRIAD BUILT ON THE FIRST OR TONIC NOTE OF A SCALE SERVING AS THE MAIN CHORD OF A PIECE USUALLY BEGINNING AND ENDING IT
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DOMINATE CHORD
Definition
tRIAD BUILT ON THE FIFTH NOT OF THE SCALE WHICH SETS UP TENSION THAT IS RESOLVED BY THE TONIC CHORD
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ARPEGGIO
Definition
BROKEN CHORD-SOUNDING OF INDIVIDUAL TONES OF A CHORD IN SEQUENCE RATHER THAN SIMUTANEOUSLY
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KEYNOTE,TONIC,CENTRAL TONE
Definition
cENTRAL TONE OF A MELODY A LARGER PIECE OF MUSIC WHEN A PIECE IS IN THE KEY OF c MAJOR FOR EXAMPLE c IS THE KEY NOTE
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KEY TONALITY
Definition
cENTRAL NOTE SCALE AND CHORD WITHIN A PIECE IN TEALTIONSHIP TO WHICH ALL OTHER TONES IN A COMPOSITION ARE HEARD
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KEY SIGNATURE
Definition
sHARPS OR FLAT SIGNS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CLEF SIGH AT THE BEGINNING OF A PIECE OF MUSIC INDICATES THE KEY THE MUSIC IS TO BE PLAYED IN
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CYCLES PER SECOND
Definition
VIBRATIONS CAUSING A CERTAIN FREQUENCY 440-880 ETC PITCH
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CONTRABASSON
Definition
DOUBLE -REED WOODWIND INSTRUMENT WITH A REGISTRAR ONE OCTAVE LOWER THAN THAT OF A BASSON
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BRASS INSTRUMENTS
Definition
FIRST HAD VALVES AROUND 1850
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TIMPANI-
Definition
KETTLE DRUMS,DEFINITE PITCH,SHAPED LIKE LARGE KETTLES WITH CALFS SKIN OR PLASTIC STRECHED ACROSS TOPS PLAYED WITH SOFT PADDED MALLETS
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TAMBOURINE
Definition
PERCUSSION OF INDEFINITE PITCH CONSTRUCTED OF A SKIN STRETCHED ACROSS A SHALLOW CYLINDER WITH SMALL CIRCULAR PLATES SET INTO THE CYLINDER WHICH JINGLE WHEN THE SKIN IS STRUCK OR CYLINDER IS SHAKEN
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PIANO HAS 88 KEYS
Definition
88 KEYS 52 WHITE 36 BLACK
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DAMPER PEDALS
Definition
RIGHT PEDAL= PIANIST SUSTAINS TONES EVEN AFTER KEYS ARE RELEASED
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PIPE ORGAN
Definition
KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT WITH MANY SETS OF PIPES HAS 2 OR MORE KEYBOARDS INCLUDES A PEDAL KEYBOARD PLAYED WITH THE ORGANIST FEET THE KEYS CONTROL VALVES FROM WHICH AIR IS BLOWN ACROSS THROUGH OPENINGS IN THE PIPES
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ORGAN STOPS
Definition
VARIOUS SETS OF PIPES ARE BROUGHT INTO PLAY BY PULLING KNOBS CALLED STOPS
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MIDI
Definition
USED FOR INTERFACING SMNTHESIZER EQUIPTMENT- MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACING
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VIVACE
Definition
LIVELY TEMPO
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RHYTHM
Definition
THE FLOW OF MUSIC THROW TIME PATTERNS OF DURATION OF NOTES AND SILENCES IN MUSIC
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MODULATION
Definition
SHIFT FROM ONE KEY TO ANOTHER WITH IN SAME PIECE
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MUSICAL TEXTURE
Definition
NUMBER OF LAYERS OF SOUND THAT ARE HEARD AT ONCE, WHAT KINDS OF LAYER THEY ARE AND HOW THEY RELATE TO EACH OTHER
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MONOPHONIC
Definition
SINGLE MELODIC LINE WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT
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HOMOPHONIC
Definition
ONE MAIN MELODY IS ACCOMPANIED BE CHORDS
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POLYPHONIC
Definition
PERFORMANCE OF 2 OR MORE MELODIC LINES OF RELATIVELY EQUAL INTEREST AT SAME TIMES
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FORM
Definition
ORGANIZATION OF MUSICAL IDEAS IN TIME
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THREE PART FORM
Definition
ABA=FORM REPRESENTED AS STATEMENT-A= CONTRAST---B=RETURN OF STATEMENT---A =CONTRAST
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CONCERT MASTER
Definition
PRINCIPLE 1ST VIOLINIST IN AN ORCHESTRA
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IMPROVISATION
Definition
CREATION OF MUSIC AT TIME IT IS BEING PERFORMED
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EMBELLISHMENTS
Definition
ORNAMENTAL TONES THAT ARE EITHER IMPROVISED BY THE PERFORMER OR INDICATED IN THE MUSIC BY SIGNS OR NOTES IN SMALL PRINT
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CONTRALTO
Definition
FEMALE VOICE OF LOW RANGE = ALTO
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REGISTRAR
Definition
PART OF THE TOTAL RANGE OF AN INSTRUMENT OR VOICE -THE TONE COLOR OF THE INSTRUMENT OR VOICE MAY VARY WITH THE REGISTRAR IN WHICH IT IS PLAYED OR SUNG
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WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS
Definition
INSTRUMENT WHOSE SHOUND IS PRODUCED BY VIBRATIONS OF AIR IN A TUBE:HOLES ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TUBES ARE OPENED AND CLOSED BY THE FINGERS ON OR BY PADS TO CONTROL PITCH
Term
PIZZICATO
Definition
MEANS OF PLAYING A STRINGED INSTRUMENT BY WHICH THE STRINGS ARE PLUCKED USUALLY WITH THE FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND
Term
HOW DOES ONE TUNE A VIOLIN / GUITAR
Definition
BY TIGHTENING OR LOOSENING THE STRINGS BY TURNING THE PEGS EACH STRING IS TUNED TO A DIFFERENT PITCH BY TIGHTENING OR LOOSENING THE PEGS
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HORSEHAIR/BOWS
Definition
USED TO STRING BOWS TIGHTLY STRUNG HORSE HAIRS BETTER QUALITY OF SOUND THAN SYNTHETIC
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TIMBRE/TONE COLOR
Definition
QUALITY OF SOUND THAT DISTINGUISHES ONE INSTRUMENT FROM ANOTHER
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DIMINISENDO
Definition
GRADUALLY SOFTER
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CRESENDO
Definition
GRADUALLY LOUDER
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PIANO
Definition
SOFT ALSO WIDLY USED DEYBOARD INSTRUMENT GREAT RANGE AND VERSATILITY OF SOUND PRODUCED BY FELT HAMMERS STRINKING STEEL STRINGS
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PIANISSIMO
Definition
SOFTLY AS POSSIBLE
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DYNAMICS
Definition
DEGREE OF LOUDNESS OR SOFTNESS IN MUSIC
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PITCH RANGE
Definition
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST TONE THAT A GIVEN INSTRUMENT OR VOICE CAN REACH
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RANGE OF A SINGERS VOICE DEPENDS ON
Definition
BOTH TRAINING AND PHYSICAL MAKEUP
Term
MUSIC
Definition
ART BASED ON ORGANIZATION OF SOUND IN TIME
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4 MAIN PROPERTIES OF MUSIC
Definition
PITCH, TONE COLOR, DYNAMICS, DURATION
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INTERVALS
Definition
DISTANCE IN PITCH BETWEEN ANY TWO SOUNDS
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TONE
Definition
SOUND THAT HAS A DEFINITE PITCH OR QUALITY
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CYCLES PER SECOND
Definition
VIBRATION FREQUENCY - DETERMINES PITCH OF A SOUND
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PITCH
Definition
HIGHNESS OR LOWNESS
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OCTAVE
Definition
440 VIBRATINS TO 880 VIBRATIONS TWICE THE FREQUENCY OF THE LESSER TONE INTERVALS BETWEEN 2 SOUNDS
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TIMBRE-TONE COLOR
Definition
QUALITY OF A SOUND THAT DISTINGUISHES ONE INSTRUMENT OR VOICE FROM ANOTHER
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DURATION
Definition
THE LENGTH A MUSICAL SOUND LAST
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FREQUENCY
Definition
TONE HAS A SPECIFIC FREQUENCY 220-440-880
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BEAT
Definition
REGULAR RECURRING PULSATIONS THAT DIVIDES MUSIC INTO EQUAL UNITS OF TIME
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