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Accelerando
Getting gradually faster
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Anacrusis
The notes which appear before the first strong beat of the musical phases, (an upbeat)
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Andante
Moderate pace
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A tempo
Back to pervious tempo
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Backing vocals
Singers who support lead singer/s
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Baroque
Harpsichord is a prominent instrument. 1600-1750
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Bass (voice)
Lowest male voice
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Broken chord
The notes of a chord are played separately
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Cadenza
Complex section for soloist near the end of a concerto movement or an aria. Normally unaccompanied
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Canon
A musical from where the first melody is imitated by another part before the first melody is finished.
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Change of Key
When a piece if music changes from one key to another
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Chord Progression ( I,IV,V in major keys)
A sequence of chord changes. chords I,IV & V are built on the 1st, 4th & 5th notes of any scale.
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Compound time
A time signature where the main beats are divisible by three (e.g., 6/8 OR dotted quavers)
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Concerto
Work for solo instrument and orchestra
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Drone
1) A constantly sustained note. 2) Low-pitched pipes of a bagpipe which accompany a melody
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Distortion
An electronic effect used on amplified instruments. Creates. distorted sound that is often used in rock/heavy metal.
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Imitation
When a musical phrase in one part is copied in another par. (doesn't need to be an exact copy)
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Jig
A fast dance in compound time usually which two or four beats in a bar. 6/8 time (nellie the elephant)
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Major
The music sounds happy
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Middle Eight
An 8 bar instrumental section in a song that functions as a link between the verse and chorus
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Minor
The music sounds sad
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Mouth Music
Gaelic nonsense words sung in imitation of the sound of bagpipes as an accompaniment to dancing
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Muted/ con sordino
Using a device which reduces the volume or alters the sound of an instrument
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Octave
The distance between a note and the nearest note with the same name (c-c)
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Opera
A dram set to music, with orchestral accompaniment
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Ornament
Decorates the melody by adding short, extra notes
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Pedal
A note that is held or sustained. OR is constantly repeated while other parts above or below it change
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Pentatonic Scale
A scale that only uses 5 different notes (no semitones). Common in Scottish Music
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Ragtime
Features strongly syncopated melody against a steady vamped (omm pah) accompaniement. Often on piano
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Rallentando
Getting gradually slower
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Rapping
Spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics
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Reggae
A style of music from Jamaica in 1960's
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Romantic
Dreamy, tranquil music TO very loud and powerful. Orchestra had increased with more percussion
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Scale
A series of notes played ascending or descending by step
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**** Singing
Nonsense words and sounds are improvised by the singer. Used mainly in Jazz
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Simple Time
The beat subdivides into group of 2 or 4
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Strathspey
A Scottish dance with four beats in a bar and usually features a scotch snap
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Swing
A jazz style which started in the 1930's
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Syncopation
Strongly accented notes playing off or abasing the beat
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Ternary
A musical structure made up of 3 main sections, A B A. Where the B section normally provides some musical contrast and the second A can either be an exact or altered repeat of the first section A
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Theme & Variation
A popular structure of writing music where the composer writes a main theme and then uses this to make variations
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Tonality
The key
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Vamp
A rhythmic accompaniment which a bass note played on the beat and a chord off the beat creating and oom pah effect.
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Verse & Chorus
A structure used to write songs.
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Card 2

Front

The notes which appear before the first strong beat of the musical phases, (an upbeat)

Back

Anacrusis

Card 3

Front

Moderate pace

Back

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Card 4

Front

Back to pervious tempo

Back

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Card 5

Front

Singers who support lead singer/s

Back

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