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Cards (44)

Section 1

(44 cards)

Xylophone

Front

Asia

Back

Bagpipe

Front

Mediterranean (and Middle East)

Back

Articulation

Front

the way notes are separated or blended together within a rhythm; may be described by staccato or legato

Back

allegro

Front

fast

Back

Whole Note

Front

Represents 4 beats

Back

Time Value

Front

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

Back

Structure

Front

the overall way a piece of music is arranged

Back

Quarter Rest

Front

Rest for 1 beat

Back

Melody

Front

The way sounds of different pitches are arranged in order

Back

Sixteenth Rest

Front

Back

Whole Rest

Front

Rest for 4 beats

Back

Quarter Note

Front

1 beat

Back

Dissonance

Front

When pitches are arranged outside outside the accepted rules of order causing an unpleasant sound; when someone plays the wrong note.

Back

Timbre

Front

unique sound produced by a specific instrument or voice

Back

Harmony

Front

The way sounds of different pitches are arranged in relation to each other.

Back

Legato

Front

beats/notes are flowing into each other

Back

Eighth Rest

Front

Back

piano

Front

soft

Back

lento

Front

slow

Back

Eighth Note

Front

Back

Sitar

Front

India

Back

Rhythm

Front

The repetitive timing or "beat" of music

Back

Traditional Instruments (categorized into what four categories?)

Front

String, Wind (woodwind or brass), Percussion, Keyboard

Back

Time signature ("meter signature")

Front

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 (?)

Back

Pitch

Front

How how or low a note is based on the frequency of a sound; NOT related to the volume of the sound

Back

Staccato

Front

beats/notes are distinct and separate; reminder: smoke "stac" on a train (puff, puff, puff)

Back

Elements of Music?

Front

Pitch, rhythm, timbre, texture, dynamics, and structure

Back

largo

Front

very slow

Back

Oud

Front

Middle Eastern instrument

Back

Half Rest

Front

Rest for 2 beats

Back

Sixteenth Note

Front

Back

Flats

Front

Back

Half Note

Front

Represents 2 beats

Back

A Note with a . next to it

Front

Placing a dot to the right of a note increases its value by half

Back

Dynamics

Front

the softness or loudness of a sound in terms of volume

Back

forte

Front

loud

Back

Treble Clef

Front

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

Back

Representing Pitch

Front

Depends on where the note falls vertically on the staff ("E-G-B-D-F, Every Good Boy Does Fine"); ("F-A-C-E")

Back

Sharps

Front

Back

Guitar

Front

Spain (with early origins in Middle East)

Back

Tempo

Front

How fast or slow a piece's rhythm

Back

presto

Front

very fast

Back

Minor

Front

At least of the notes that's in the harmony being created is diminished (being flattened or going down)

Back

Meter

Front

the way in which lines of music are divided into rhythmic units (think of measure); grouping of beats

Back