| A | B |
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| MELODY | THE MAIN TUNE |
| MUSIC | ORGANIZED SOUNDS AND SILENCES |
| SCALE | a series of stepwise pitches in order ascending or descending |
| ROOT | THE BOTTOM PITCH OF A SCALE |
| PITCH | HIGH AND LOW TONES |
| NOTE HEAD | THE ROUND POINTER OF A NOTE |
| STAFF | 5 HORIZONTAL LINES |
| CLEF | LOCATES 1 PITCH ON THE STAFF-SO WE CAN LOCATE THE OTHERS |
| SOUND | VIBRATIONS |
| EGBDF | G (treble) CLEF LINES |
| FACE | G (treble) CLEF SPACES |
| GBDFA | F (bass) CLEF LINES |
| ACEG | F (bass) CLEF SPACES |
| C Scale | CDEFGABC |
| Phrase | A Complete Musical Thought |
| Melodic Contour | Shape of the Melody |
| Harmony | 2 or more pitches played at the same time |
| Romantic | Personal Emotional |
| Interval | Distance between 2 pitches |
| Tone Color | Unique quality or characteristic of a tone |
| Grand and Comic | 2 Types of Opera |
| Outside Theater in Greece | Ampitheater |
| Colisseum | Largest theater in Rome |
| Articulation | How a note speaks or attacked |
| Accent | Emphasis or play louder |
| Staccato | Short and Separated |
| Legato | Smooth and Connected |
| Phrase | A Complete Musical Thought |
| Melodic Contour | Shape of the Melody |
| Harmony | 2 or more pitches played at the same time |
| Interval | Distance between 2 pitches |
| Tone Color | Unique quality or characteristic of a tone |
| R&B | Rhythm and Blues |
| Articulation | How a tone speaks or attacked |
| Accent | Emphasis or play louder |
| Staccato | Short and Separated |
| Legato | Smooth and Connected |
| Tempo | Speed of the Beat |
| Allegro | Fast |
| Simple | Reason for Punk's populatity |
| Adagio | Slow |
| Melody | The Main Tune |
| Texture | Layers of Sound |
| Monophonic | 1 Sound / Melody |
| Homophonic | Melody plus Accompaniment |
| Polyphonic | Many Melodies played at the same time |
| Surprise Symphony | A Classical Period Haydn Symphony |
| Symphony | a large orchestra piece 3 or 4 movements |
| Haydn | the Father of the symphony |
| Father | Mozart's first music teacher |
| Beethoven | Taught piano by Haydn |
| Magic Flute | Opera (Musical) by Mozart |
| Austria | Country where Haydn and Mozart was born |
| Mozart | Died young and poor - no one knows how he died |
| Dynamics | Louds and Softs |
| Crescendo | Gradually Louder |
| Decrescendo | Gradually Softer |
| Fortissimo | Very Loud |
| Romantic Era | Emotional Music 19th Century |
| Piano | Soft |
| Forte | Loud/strong |
| Texture | Layers of Sound |
| Homophonic | Melody plus Accompaniment - Most Rock |
| Monophonic | 1 Sound / Melody |
| Polyphonic | more than one melody at the same time |
| Tempo | Speed of the Beat |
| Beat | A Repeating Pulse |
| Classical | Elegant Melodies - Restraint |
| Mozart | Classical Composer -A Little Night Music |
| Allegro | Fast |
| Adagio | Slow |
| Haydn | Self Taught in Music - Taught Beethoven |
| Whole Note | 4 Counts |
| Half Note | 2 Counts |
| Quarter Note | 1 Count |
| Eighth Note | Half Count |
| Measure | Time it takes to go from 1 bar line to the next |
| Double Bar | Final - Finish |
| Quarter Rest | 1 Count of Silence |
| Whole Rest | 4 Counts of Silence |
| Half Rest | 2 Counts of Silence |
| Eighth Rest | half Count of Silence |
| Tchaikovsky | Romantic Composer - Nutcracker Balletat an Exhibition |
| Beethoven | Composed 9 Symphonies - Lost his hearing |
| Top Number of Time Signature | Tells How many counts are in a measure |
| Bottom Number of Time Signature | Which note type gets one count |
| Tempo | Speed of the Beat |
| Beat | A Repeating Pulse |
| Classical | Elegant Melodies - Restraint |
| Romantic | Emotional |
| Mozart | Classical Composer - 40th Symphony |
| Allegro | Fast |
| Adagio | Slow |
| Techno | Electronic Dance Music |
| Whole Note | 4 Counts |
| Half Note | 2 Counts |
| Quarter Note | 1 Count |
| Eighth Note | Half Count |
| Measure | Time it takes to go from 1 bar line to the next |
| Double Bar | Final - Finish |
| Nirvana | Alternative Rock Band |
| Quarter Rest | 1 Count of Silence |
| Whole Rest | 4 Counts of Silence |
| Half Rest | 2 Counts of Silence |
| Eighth Rest | half Count of Silence |
| Mussorgski | Romantic Composer - Pictures at an Exhibition |
| Top Number of a Time Signature | How many counts in a measure |
| Bottom Number of a Time Signature | Which Note Type gets 1 Count |
| MELODY | THE MAIN TUNE |
| RHYTHM | A PATTERN OF SOUNDS AND SILENCES |
| BEAT | THE STEADY PULSE |
| OPERA | A Musical Drama where all the dialog is sung. |
| ARIA | A solo song |
| FORM | The over all "plan" of a musical piece |
| SONATA FORM | The form of the 1st movement of the classical symphony. It has 3 main sections that form an (ABA) |
| METER | The way beats are grouped |
| Virtuoso | A person who excels at performing on a musical instrument |
| Timbres | Tone Color-The unique sound of an instrument |
| Concerto | A composition for orchestra and one or more solos Instruments |
| Chorale | A hymn-tune first used in Germany in the 1500's |
| Cantata | Music for singers, solo instruments and small orchestra, often based on a biblical text. |
| Oratorio | An extended work for orchestra, chorus and solo voices based on religious, mythological or poetic literature |
| Recitative | In a vocal work with a story, this movement moves the stroy along, giving information. It is sung by a soloist in free rhythm |
| Suite | A type of musical composition with several short parts or movements of varying character. Frequently these parts are written in dance forms |
| Chamber Music | Music written for a small group, often having only one voice or instrument for each part and no conductor |
| String Quartet | A chambergroup made up of two violins, one viola, and one cello |
| motive | A rhythmic or melodic fragment; the basic element or ‘seed’ from which a more complex musical phrase can ‘grow’ |
| role | A part played by a singer or actor |
| chorus | A group of singers who play choral roles in an opera or music production. |
| cast | The entire group of performers in an opera or other type of show |
| tenor | A high range male voice |
| baritone | A low range male voice |
| soprano | A high range female voice |
| diva | The term for a world-class female opera singer |
| secular | non-religious |
| homophonic | one melody with accompaniment |
| monophonic | one melody with no accompaniment |
| madrigal | An unaccompanied song for 4 to 6 voices |
| rondo | A musical form in which the A section is repeated between two or more contrasting sections, such as ABACABA |
| libretto | The text of an opera or oratorio |
| choreographer | A person who designs the movements for a dance |
