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Parts of a note.
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Section 1
(56 cards)
Parts of a note.
Barlines and measures
Measures are the spaces between the barlines.
Bass Clef Lines
Great Big Dreams For America (G B D F A )
Quadruple Meter
Contains four beats per measure,
Upbeat
The last beat of a measure
Bass Clef Spaces
All Cows Eat Grass ( A C E G )
diminuendo
gradually decreasing in volume, also written as dim.
Triad
A particular combination of three tones (Do-mi-so)
Accidentals
Symbols used to alter the pitch.
Simple meters
Beat in which the rhythm has duple subdivision
Staff
A staff is composed of 5 lines and 4 spaces.
Harmony
Describes the simultaneous sounding of notes to form chords and the progressing from one chord to the next
Fermata
To hold.
time signature
tells how many beats are in each measure and what kind of note gets one beat
Phrase
Is a unit of meaning within a larger structure
Beat
A steady, recurring pulse is called a ________.
bar line
divides the staff into measures
Dotted Note Rules: Note head is on a space.
The dot is drawn in the same space as the note head.
Scale
A particular collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order
Treble Clef Spaces
F A C E
bass clef
Used for the lower sounding pitches. Also called F clef.
Meter
The organizing patterns of rhythmic pulses which are marked off in measures
Natural Sign
Cancels a flat or a sharp.
Duple Meter
The most simple meter; Has two beats
Rhythm
Is what moves music forward in time;
crescendo
gradually increasing in volume, also written as cresc.
Offbeat
When the accent is shifted from the strong beat to the weak beat.
Flat
Lowers a pitch 1/2 step.
dotted half note
gets 3 counts of sound
Grand Staff
Consists of two staves joined by a brace
Tempo
How fast or slow the music is counted.
Dynamics
The loudness or softness of music.
Compound meters
Subdivide each beat into three, rather than two, sub-beats
Cadence
A modulation or inflection of the voice
Countermelody
means against the melody).
eighth rest
gets one half count of silence
Interval
The distance between any two pitches in a melody.
Treble Clef Lines
Every Good Boy Does Fine (E G B D F )
Chord
When three or more tones are sounded together
Downbeat
First accented beat of each pattern
Double Bar Line
Is drawn at the end of a section or a piece of music.
measure
space between two barlines
Sharp
Raises a pitch 1/2 step.
Octave
an interval of eight notes
eighth notes
two eighth notes connected with a beam, equal to one beat
Dotted Note Rules: Note head is on a line.
The dot is drawn in the space ABOVE the note head.
Beat
Regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time
double bar
shows the end of a piece of music
Triple Meter
A rhythm that has three beats
Melody
Is the line, or tune, in music, a concept that is shared by most cultures
Section 2
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