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What is the quality of sound that is identified as being relatively high or low?
What is the quality of sound that is identified as being relatively high or low?
Pitch
What does the term "dynamics" refer to in music?
What does the term "dynamics" refer to in music?
Loud and soft
Which of the following is NOT a concept of music discussed in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a concept of music discussed in the text?
- Texture
- Duration
- Harmony (correct)
- Tone Colour
What does "program music" typically evoke, tell, or remind a listener of?
What does "program music" typically evoke, tell, or remind a listener of?
What is the term for a melody created by reversing the order of notes in an original phrase?
What is the term for a melody created by reversing the order of notes in an original phrase?
What is the term for a melody that has its intervals reversed?
What is the term for a melody that has its intervals reversed?
What is the term for the repetition of a melodic phrase at a higher or lower pitch?
What is the term for the repetition of a melodic phrase at a higher or lower pitch?
What is the term for the process of using a repetition or sequence in another instrument or part of a voice?
What is the term for the process of using a repetition or sequence in another instrument or part of a voice?
What does "crescendo" mean in musical terms?
What does "crescendo" mean in musical terms?
What is the difference between a barline and a bar in music?
What is the difference between a barline and a bar in music?
Which of the following is NOT a component of musical theatre?
Which of the following is NOT a component of musical theatre?
Musical theatre emphasizes the drama over the music.
Musical theatre emphasizes the drama over the music.
What is the primary difference between musical theatre and opera?
What is the primary difference between musical theatre and opera?
What is the term for a curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches, indicating smooth and connected playing?
What is the term for a curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches, indicating smooth and connected playing?
What does the musical notation "legato" indicate?
What does the musical notation "legato" indicate?
What musical term refers to a performance emphasis on the offbeats?
What musical term refers to a performance emphasis on the offbeats?
What is the term for a curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch, indicating a single sustained sound?
What is the term for a curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch, indicating a single sustained sound?
What family of instruments in the orchestra includes the piccolo, flute, oboe, and bassoon?
What family of instruments in the orchestra includes the piccolo, flute, oboe, and bassoon?
What family of instruments in the orchestra includes the trumpet, trombone, and tuba?
What family of instruments in the orchestra includes the trumpet, trombone, and tuba?
Which of the following instruments is NOT part of the percussion family?
Which of the following instruments is NOT part of the percussion family?
Flashcards
Pitch
Pitch
The quality of sound that is perceived as high or low.
Dynamics and Expressive Techniques
Dynamics and Expressive Techniques
How softly or loudly music is played, and the musical details that show the interpretation.
Duration
Duration
The length of a musical sound, long or short.
Texture
Texture
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Structure
Structure
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Tone Colour
Tone Colour
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Program Music
Program Music
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Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre
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Play
Play
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Opera
Opera
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Musical
Musical
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Study Notes
Music Concepts
- Pitch: Quality of sound, perceived as high or low.
- Dynamics & Expressive Techniques: How softly or loudly a piece is played and details that define a style.
- Duration: Length of a sound—long or short.
- Texture: Layers of sound in a piece.
- Structure: Layout of a musical piece.
- Tone Colour: Unique sound quality of an instrument.
Program Music
- Music evoking images, telling a story, or reminding a listener of events.
Compositional Techniques
- Retrograde: Melody played backward.
- Inversion: Reversing the direction of intervals in a melody.
- Sequences: Repeating a melodic phrase at higher or lower pitch.
- Imitation: Repeating a melody in another part.
Musical Terms
- Crescendo: Gradually getting louder.
- Decrescendo: Gradually getting softer.
- Bar: A unit of time in music.
- Barline: Lines dividing bars.
- Mezzo forte: Moderately loud.
- Mezzo piano: Moderately soft.
- Slur: Curved line connecting notes to play smoothly.
- Legato: Smooth musical connection.
- Forte: Loud, strong
- Piano: Soft
- Pianissimo: Very soft
- Fortissimo: Very loud
- Staccato: Short, detached notes.
- Syncopation: Emphasising offbeats.
- Tie: Curved line connecting notes of same pitch.
Musical Theatre
- Combining acting, singing, and dancing.
- Often includes elements of plays and operas.
Musical Theatre Components
- Songs
- Dialogue
- Acting
- Dance
- Humor
Families of the Orchestra
- Strings: Violin, cello, double bass, viola
- Woodwinds: Piccolo, flute, oboe, english horn, bass clarinet, clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon
- Brass: Trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba, horns
- Percussion: Tubular bells, piano, harp, glockenspiel, triangle, xylophone, cymbals, drums, timpani, gong
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