the way notes are separated or blended together within a rhythm; may be described by staccato or legato
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allegro
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fast
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Whole Note
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Represents 4 beats
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Time Value
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the duration for which a note or rest is held; the denominator at the beginning of a measure tells you how many beats a whole note gets
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Structure
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the overall way a piece of music is arranged
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Quarter Rest
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Rest for 1 beat
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Melody
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The way sounds of different pitches are arranged in order
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Sixteenth Rest
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Whole Rest
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Rest for 4 beats
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Quarter Note
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1 beat
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Dissonance
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When pitches are arranged outside outside the accepted rules of order causing an unpleasant sound; when someone plays the wrong note.
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Timbre
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unique sound produced by a specific instrument or voice
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Harmony
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The way sounds of different pitches are arranged in relation to each other.
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Legato
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beats/notes are flowing into each other
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Eighth Rest
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piano
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soft
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lento
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slow
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Eighth Note
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Sitar
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India
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Rhythm
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The repetitive timing or "beat" of music
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Traditional Instruments (categorized into what four categories?)
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String, Wind (woodwind or brass), Percussion, Keyboard
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Time signature ("meter signature")
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Represented as a fraction; numerator tells us the number of beats in a measure; the denominator tells us what kind of note receives one beat (?)
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Pitch
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How how or low a note is based on the frequency of a sound; NOT related to the volume of the sound
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Staccato
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beats/notes are distinct and separate; reminder: smoke "stac" on a train (puff, puff, puff)
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Elements of Music?
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Pitch, rhythm, timbre, texture, dynamics, and structure
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largo
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very slow
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Oud
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Middle Eastern instrument
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Half Rest
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Rest for 2 beats
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Sixteenth Note
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Flats
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Half Note
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Represents 2 beats
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A Note with a . next to it
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Placing a dot to the right of a note increases its value by half
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Dynamics
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the softness or loudness of a sound in terms of volume
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forte
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loud
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Treble Clef
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All beginning pieces given to children to sing will be within the treble clef; children's pitch normally falls within one octave found on the treble clef
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Representing Pitch
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Depends on where the note falls vertically on the staff ("E-G-B-D-F, Every Good Boy Does Fine"); ("F-A-C-E")
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Sharps
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Guitar
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Spain (with early origins in Middle East)
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Tempo
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How fast or slow a piece's rhythm
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presto
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very fast
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Minor
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At least of the notes that's in the harmony being created is diminished (being flattened or going down)
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Meter
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the way in which lines of music are divided into rhythmic units (think of measure); grouping of beats