Music Appreciation Vocabulary

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  1. 3. frequency of vibrations in the sound wave that produce it.
  2. 5. Combination of three or more tones sounded at once
  3. 6. the pace or speed at which a section of music is played
  4. 8. Term describing music in which one main melody is accompanied by chords
  5. 11. See broken chord.
  6. 12. Symbol placed at the beginning of the staff to show the exact pitch of notes
  7. 13. Gradually softer
  8. 18. a piece of music that is played at a slow tempo
  9. 19. emphasis on a note by playing it louder than the surrounding notes
  10. 22. Shift from one key to another within the same piece.
  11. 25. sequence of letter names used to represent musical notes.
  12. 26. Series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole
  13. 27. Performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest
  14. 28. indicated that a section of music should be played to gradually slow
  15. 31. indicated music that should be played at a very fast pace.
  16. 32. fast
  17. 35. Organization of beats into regular groups.
  18. 36. indicated a piece of music that is played in a relatively fast pace
  19. 38. Loud
  20. 39. Degrees of loudness or softness in music.
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  1. 1. Tone combination that is unstable and tense.
  2. 2. The ordered durations of sounds and silences
  3. 4. As fast a tempo as possible.
  4. 7. Using Bow to play instruments
  5. 9. Resting place at the end of a phrase in a melody.
  6. 10. Sharp or flat signs immediately following the clef sign
  7. 14. Very loud
  8. 15. Very slow, broad.
  9. 16. the distance in the pitch between two notes.
  10. 17. the foundation upon which music is drawn
  11. 20. to play moderately soft​
  12. 21. span of pitches that an instrument or voice can produce, (low to high)
  13. 23. Quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another
  14. 24. first phrase in a pair of phrases within a period.
  15. 27. a musical direction that means to be played softly.
  16. 29. a period of silence or pause in a measure or bar
  17. 30. phrase the second phrase in a pair within a period
  18. 33. Moderately slow, a walking pace.
  19. 34. Series of pitches arranged in order from low to high or high to low.
  20. 37. Interval between two tones