melody
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An arrangement of single tones in a meaningful sequence (the part of a song you usually hum or sing)
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harmony
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Is what you get when two or more pitches (notes) are played at the same time
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rhythm
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The way we organize sound (notes) and silence (rests) in music
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form
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The way music is organized (put together such as verse, chorus, refrain, A-section, B-section, C-section…)
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tone color/timbre
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The way you can identify an instrument by listening to the sound it makes (without being able to see it)
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texture
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The way sounds are woven together in a piece of music (i.e. monophonic, polyphonic & homophonic)
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tempo
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The speed of a musical composition
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dynamics
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The louds and softs in a musical piece (varying degrees of loud and soft; various levels of volume in a musical piece)
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Treble Clef
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Symbol that identifies where medium to higher pitches are written on a musical staff
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Bass Clef
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Symbol that identifies where medium to lower pitches are written on a musical staff
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sharp
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Raises a pitch by one-half step
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flat
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Lowers a pitch by one-half step
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measure
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Anything contained between two bar lines
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bar line
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A vertical line placed on a staff to separate it into smaller sections
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time signature
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A musical symbol that resembles a fraction: the top number identifies the number of beats per measure; the bottom number identifies the type of note that receives one beat
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ethnomusicology
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The study of music and other cultures (especially non-western)
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aerophone
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Woodwind and brass instruments
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chordophone
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String instruments
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idiophone
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Percussion instruments without skins
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membranophone
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Percussion instruments with skins
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Allegro
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Fast tempo
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Moderato
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Medium tempo
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crescendo
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Gradually get louder
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decrescendo
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Gradually get softer
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diminuendo
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Gradually get softer
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ensemble
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A group of musicians who perform together
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embouchure
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The way you position your lips to play a wind instrument
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synthesizer
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An electronic keyboard that can imitate other instruments
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phonograph
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The first sound recording device invented by Thomas Edison in 1877
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soprano
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The highest female vocal range
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alto
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The lowest female vocal range
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tenor
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The highest male vocal range
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bass
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The lowest male vocal range
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band
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Composed of Woodwind, Brass & Percussion instruments
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choir
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A group of vocalists who sing together (i.e. sopranos, altos, tenors, basses…)
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orchestra
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Composed of String, Woodwind, Brass & Percussion instruments
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melodic
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A form of the word “melody” meaning of or pertaining to melody
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notation
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Music that is written down
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binary form
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Two part musical form; AB form
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ternary form
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Three part musical form; ABA form
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rondo form
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A musical form that repeats a particular part each time a new part is introduced (i.e. ABACADA)
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