Music Appreciation Vocab

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  1. 3. gradually softer
  2. 6. tone combination that is unstable and tense
  3. 10. tone combination that is stable and restful
  4. 13. loud
  5. 14. distance between the highest and lowest tones that a given voice or instrument can produce
  6. 15. alphabet a series of seven letters that represent the basic notes in music: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G
  7. 16. the ordered durations of sounds and silences
  8. 17. performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest at the same time
  9. 19. regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time
  10. 20. widely used keyboard instrument of great range and versatility, whose sound is produced by feltcovered hammers striking against steel strings
  11. 23. very soft
  12. 24. twelve tones of the octave
  13. 25. means of playing a string instrument by which the strings are plucked, usually with a finger of the right hand
  14. 28. signature sharp of flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of a piece of music, indicating the key in which the music is to be played
  15. 29. in notation, a set of five horizontal lines between or on which notes are positioned
  16. 30. moderately loud
  17. 31. symbol placed at the beginning of the staff to show the exact pitch of notes placed on each line
  18. 33. becoming slower
  19. 34. relative highness or lowness of a sound
  20. 36. how chords are constructed and how they follow each other
  21. 39. interval between two tones in which the higher tone has twice the frequency of the lower tone
  22. 40. lively tempo
  23. 42. shift from one key to another within the same piece
  24. 43. central note, scale, and chord within a piece, in relationship to which all other tones in the composition are heard
  25. 45. part of a melody
  26. 46. sounding of the individual tones of a chord in sequence rather than simultaneously
  27. 48. moderately fast
  28. 50. phrase the second phrase in a period, and it's the one that ends on a strong cadence
  29. 52. very slow, solemn
  30. 53. fast
  31. 55. degrees of loudness or softness in music
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  1. 1. very fast tempo
  2. 2. very loud
  3. 4. slow
  4. 5. moderately soft
  5. 7. series of pitches arranged in order from low to high or high to low
  6. 8. single melodic line without accompaniment
  7. 9. accent a musical accent that indicates a note should be played louder than the notes around it
  8. 11. resume playing a string instrument with the bow
  9. 12. organization of beats into regular groups
  10. 15. moderate tempo
  11. 18. as fast a tempo as possible
  12. 21. term describing music in which one main melody is accompanied by chords
  13. 22. phrase the first phrase in a period, which is a unit of two balanced phrases in succession; the opening or prelude phrase
  14. 26. accenting a note at an unexpected time, as between two beats or on a weak beat
  15. 27. series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole
  16. 32. quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another
  17. 35. gradually louder
  18. 37. moderately slow, a walking pace
  19. 38. combination of three or more tones sounded at once
  20. 41. very slow, broad
  21. 44. resting place at the end of a phrase in a melody; progression giving a sense of conclusion, often from the dominant chord to the tonic chord
  22. 47. “distance” in pitch between any two tones
  23. 49. becoming faster
  24. 51. basic pace of the music
  25. 54. in notation of rhythm, a symbol to indicate the duration of silence in the music