Music

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  • Created on: 26-05-16 16:00
Tempo
How fast or slow the music is
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Pulse
The constant beat throughout a piece of music
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Dynamics
How loud or quiet the music is
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Instrumentation
The instruments used in a piece
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Melody
The tune
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Pitch
How high or low something is
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Texture
How the instruments and layers work together in a piece
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Timbre
The sound or tone quality of a particular instrument or piece
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Structure
The form or layout of a piece of music
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Rythm
How long or short the notes are
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Balungan
The original melody in a Gamelan piece of music
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Peking
The melody that decorates the original melody
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Heterophonic
A decorated texture
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Oral Tradition
The method of teaching music by ear, rather than through written notation. It is passed on from generation to generation
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Baroque
An era from approximately 1600-1750
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Chord
Two or more notes played together at the same time. A three note chord is called a triad which uses notes 1, 3 and 5 of the scale
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12 Bar Blue
The chord sequence used to structure Blues music
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Improvisation
To make music up on the spot
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Blues Scale
The scale used as a stimulus for improvisation in Blues music
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Accent
To emphasise something
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Time Signiture
How many beats there are in each bar
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Syncopation
Accenting the weaker beats
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Accompaniment
Apart that supports a main melody or rythm
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Card 2

Front

Pulse

Back

The constant beat throughout a piece of music

Card 3

Front

Dynamics

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Instrumentation

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Melody

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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