| A | B |
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| Rythm | interrelationship between music and time |
| Melody | tune: collection of individual noted placed in rythm |
| High-Range melody | move from very low to very high |
| Conjunct | movement from low notes to high notes is gradual |
| Disjunct | movement from high notes to low notes is extreme |
| Melody contour | similar to landscapes ie: soft rolling hills or angular mountains |
| if melodies are repetitive, what is repeated? | motive |
| Harmony | combination of notes simultaneously |
| Chord or Triad | 3 or more notes played simultaneously |
| Musical Alphabet | ABCDEFG |
| What would the A be called in the chord ACE? | Root pitch |
| If ACE were played together it would be called a | Triad |
| Octave | the distance between on note and the next occurence |
| Tonality | playing in a certain key |
| Is tonality and key interchangeable? | Yes |
| What type of numbers is associated with the Scale degree? | Arabic |
| What type of numbers is associated with Chord Degree? | Roman |
| What are the three most important chords? | I, IV, V or CFG |
| Major is more closely associated with which affect? Happy or serious | Happy |
| Minor is more closely associated with which affect? Happy or serious? | serious |
| The Key of C has what notes? | CDEFGABC |
| What are the triads for each note in the key of C | CEG, DFA, EGB, FAC, GBD, ACE, BDF, CEG |
| Timbre | exact sound of any instrument |
| Texture | the way musical lines function with each other, monophony, homophony, polyphony |
| Monophony | simplest in texture, one voice or instrument. ONLY ONE MUSICAL LINE |
| Homophony | one musical line predominates, but other lines are also present but in a subservient role |
| Polyphony | two or more independent lines of approximate equal importance ie: row row your boat |
| what type of texture does most popular music use? | Homophony |
| Volume | also known as Dynamics or how loud or soft the music is. |
| plays a huge role in stimulating the passions of a listener | Volume |
| Form | organizational structure of a piece of music |
| The result of changes in some or all of the musical elements | Form |
| Sections are made up of ______ | Measures |
| What are the names of the various sections | Intro, verse, chorus, bridge, outro |
| A measure or bar in 4/4 time is broken up into | 4 beats |
| most rock tunes have measures that can be broken into ___, ___, ___, ___ bar phrases | 4, 8, 16, 32 |
| Intro | usually instruments only, playing verse or chorus groove |
| Verse | Singer sings with band accompanies |
| Chorus | is repeated same way almost every time |
| Which section might you usually hear the title of the song? | Chorus |
| Bridge | a new section of material you haven't heard before |
| Outro | repeated phrase that song fades out on |
| Rim click | tapping stick on rim of drum might be on the 4th beat |
| buzz roll | tip of stck bounces on drum |
| snares | back beat of blues |
| ghost strokes | small tapping in background |
| 4 on a floor | quarter notes with base |
| high hats | cymbals- can be played closed or open |
| bass drum | kick drum |
| linear drumming | played one at a time (funk) |
| Tremelo (sp) | warbling, 60's sound |
| guitar chorus effect | detuning guitar string, doubled up, thick sound |
| Wa-Wa | filter sweep, vocal quality ie: Jimi Hendrix |
| Distortion | sounds like amplifier breaking, dirty/muddy |
| delay | time based effect, echo ie: U2 |
| 2D harmony | same words and melody 2 different pitches |
| Parallel harmony | same relationship |
| Contrary motion harmony | reversing notes-reversing direction |
| Drone Harmony | single note |
| Unison Harmony | single singer, with dubbed self |
| Call and response Harmony | sing and answer, narative driven |
| counterpoint harmony | 2 different melodies at same time |
| Minor Chord and major chords are referred to ______ and _____, respectively. | Darkness, Light |
| Which note of the chord determines if it is major or minor? | Third |
| if there is less distance between 2nd and thrid note in a chord it is considered_____ | Minor |
