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Undergraduate 1
01/31/2013

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Term
major
Definition
sounds bright and happy
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minor
Definition
sounds sad.. funeraly
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chromatic
Definition
all notes, when you play every note, black and white keys.
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Consonance
Definition
chords/intervals that sound pleasing or "at rest" fulfilling
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Dissonance
Definition
intervals, chords, or other pitch combinations that sound unpleasant, unfinished, or bad.
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forms
Definition
organizes the music, road map/pattern, repetition and contrast.
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theme
Definition
melodic idea, building block of music
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theme and variation
Definition
same main theme, repeated with slight variation
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AB
Definition
binary, has 2 parts in music
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ABA
Definition
ternary, has 3 parts in music
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instrument famz
Definition
1. Brass- trumpet, trombone, french horn, tube
2. String- violin, viola, cello, double bass
3. Woodwind- Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, sax
4. Percussion- drums, tamorine
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meter
Definition
grouping or organizing notes/beats into sets
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time signature
Definition
how many beats/note values
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measure
Definition
where the groups of notes are at (box)
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barline
Definition
wall/side of box/measure
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fast
Definition
presto
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medium
Definition
moderato
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slow
Definition
largo
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ostinato
Definition
repeating a pattern of sound; repetition of musical pattern
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