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-A way of writing down music -Complex set of symbols for pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and expression |
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-Express duration of notes -Are relative and proportional -Are indicated by note heads, stems, flags, beams, and dots. |
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-Make rhythm easier to read -Groups together short notes |
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-Represent silences -Correspond to note values (equal duration) |
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lengthen duration of note by 50% |
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Connects two notes of the same pitch in one long duration |
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Connects different pitches. Notes are played smoothly |
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Dots fall above or below notes -Notes are played in very detached way |
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Group notes and divide into 3 equal parts |
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-Basic time unit for a piece of music -Seperated by bar lines |
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-Found on staff at beginning of piece -Top number = Beats in each measure -Bottom number = note value of beat |
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-Five lines with spaces between -Placement of note specifies exact pitch |
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Extend the staff for higher or lower pitches |
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-Identify a reference pitch -Help musicions quickly identify pitches |
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Brackets treble and bass clef together |
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Raises a note one half step |
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Lowers note one half step |
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Shows which sharps and flats to use consistantly throughout a piece |
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-Show music for two or more instruments or voices -Line up parts vertically (on top of each other) |
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= 20 to 20,000 cycles per second |
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Short vibrating elements cause- |
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Long vibrating elements cause- |
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-Definite or Indefinite -High or low |
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-Loud or soft -Involve gradual changes |
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mezzo piano = medium soft |
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messo forte = medium loud |
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Not heard as distinct pitches |
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Subito forte (loud) or subito piano (soft) |
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-“Eight span” – Higher note seems to duplicate lower note |
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Usually the distance between adjacent notes of a scale |
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-smallest interval -the distance between adjacent notes on the chromatic scale -Distance between notes on keys next to each other |
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Fixed collections of pitches used to construct music (Commonly Diatonic or Chromatic) |
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-Contain 5 whole steps and 2 half steps -Contain seven pitches – |
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-Contains 12 pitches -Consists entirely of half steps -Requires sharps or flats |
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-Primary bearer of musical meaning -Most likely to move the listener |
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-A special kind of melody -Simple, easy to sing -Folk songs, dances, pop songs, patriotic songs, and Christmas carols |
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-Division into phrases -Balance between phrases -Parallellism and contrast -Climax and cadence |
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