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Music 129 (FUNdamentals)

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Title: Music 129 (FUNdamentals)
Description: Flashcards for terms and symbols.
Number of Cards: 41
Author: clouseda8
Created: 2008-01-24
Tags: 129 amus129 clouse duckworth fundamentals mus music music1
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Question Answer Note/Hint
Define Rhythm The "time" aspect of music
What is the "time" aspect on music collectively known as? Rhythm
Define Meter The recurring pattern of strong and weak beats
What is the recurring pattern of strong and weak beats called? Meter
Define Melody (three things) Consecutive pitches that have
-a contour/musical shape
-rhythmic motion
-cadences/arrival points of rest
Define harmony The progression of chords taking place throughout a piece of music
What is the progression of chords taking place throughout a piece of music called? Harmony
What is timbre? the unique sound or tone color of a voice or instrument
What is texture? The “thickness” or density of a musical of a musical line: the number of musical ideas going on at one time
What is form? the organizing principle or structure of a piece of music
What is another word for "dynamic level?" Volume
A meter that is grouped in two's is called: Duple meter
A meter that is grouped in three's is called: Triple meter
A meter that is grouped in four's is called: Quadruple meter
True or false: meter is a recurring pattern of strong and weak pulses True
The strong beats in a meter are said to be __________ “accented”
An accent sign looks like: A "greater than" sign ( > )
In music notation, the meter is shown by dividing the piece into _________ or __________ bars or measures
The lines that divide measures in a piece of music are called ___________ Bar lines
What does s double bar line indicate? The end of a section inside a larger piece of music, or the end of an entire piece of music.

What are the lines in red called?
Bar lines

What is this symbol called?
Bass clef

What are the lines in red called?
Double bars

What is this symbol called?
An Eighth note

What is this symbol called?
An eighth rest

What is this symbol called?
A half note

What is this symbol called?
A half rest

What is this symbol called?
A quarter note

What is this symbol called?
A quarter rest

What is this symbol called?
A sixteenth note

What is this symbol called?
A sixteenth rest

What are these five lines known as?
A staff

What is this symbol called?
A treble clef

What is this symbol called?
A whole note

What is this symbol called?
A whole rest
What are intervals? The musical “distance” between pitches
What is the function of a dot placed to the right of a note head? A dot makes a note 50% longer
What two pieces of information do a time signature or meter signature tell the reader? -What rhythmic value gets the beat
-How many beats are in a measure
four-four time is also known as ______________ Common time
Alla Breve is a time signature of two beats per measure, also known as _________ time cut time
_________ is the relative fastness or slowness of a meter Tempo
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