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THE MASTER LIST
TERM
DEFINITION
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AB Form
Music composed with two different sections; Binary
ABA Form
African American
Music composed in 3 sections; the beginning and ending (A) are alike
and the middle (B) is different; Ternary
Americans of African descent
Allegro
Fast tempo
Alto
The lowest female voice or an unchanged boy’s voice;
Between Soprano and Tenor
To communicate emotions, ideas, experiences
EX: an orchestra performance of a symphony
Relating to any part of China, India, and Japan and/or its people,
languages, and culture
A kind of folk music that tells a story; also refers to a slow romantic
song in popular music
1. (1600 - 1750)
2. COMPOSERS: Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
3. Development of Counterpoint and Fugue
4. Music is divided into sections called “movements”
5. INSTRUMENTS: harpsichord, orchestra
instruments, and organ. NO PIANO.
The lowest male voice
Artistic
expression
Asian Culture
Ballads
Baroque music
Bass
Bass Clef
A symbol used on a musical staff (five lines) to show lowsounding notes that could be sung by a bass voice or played by a
low-sounding instrument like a tuba or cello
4
4
13
2
3
11
15
10
11
3
10
Remember: “All Cows Eat Grass” and “Grandpa Brown Died Friday Afternoon”
Blues
Brass
Call and Response
Form
Ceremonial
Cha-cha
A kind of American music that comes from Spirituals and work songs
of African-Americans; mostly sad and slow songs
One family of instruments; instruments that use a metal cup-shaped
mouthpiece to create sound
EX: Trumpet, French horn, Trombone, Tuba
A soloist performs (singing or playing music) and a group gives a
musical reply; like an echo
For rituals or celebrations
EX: *a hymn played at church
*a college fight song played at a ball game
*national anthem
Music for the Cha-Cha dance
Cha-Cha Dance: a fast ballroom dance of Latin America
consisting of 3 steps and a hip-swaying shuffle
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9
4
7
16
Clave Rhythm
Chords
Classical
Classical Greece
A two-measure pattern used in Latin American music performed
with claves
4/4
16
Two or more musical notes played or sung
simultaneously;
Triads are types of Chords
3
EX:
1. (1750 – 1820)
2. COMPOSERS: Mozart, Beethoven, & Haydn
3. Expansion of counterpoint from the Baroque
4. 5 Popular types of Classical Music
1. Symphony, 2. String Quartet, 3. Sonata,
4. Concerto, and 5. Chamber Music
A Civilization that thrived around the Mediterranean Sea from
480 B.C. to 323 B.C.
12
7
Crescendo
Gradually getting louder
1
Decrescendo
1
Duration
Gradually getting softer
Length of time a note or rest lasts
8
Dynamics
The loudness or softness of music; VOLUME
EX: pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, fortissimo
1
REMEMBER: “Peter Parker (pp) parked (p) my pony (mp)
miles from (mf) Frankie’s (f) French Fries (ff ).”
Early American –
Civil War
Eighth
note / rest
The Period of American History from early settlement
to the Civil War (1620 – 1861)
Elements of music
7 Basic Parts of Music: Dynamics, Tempo, Melody, Harmony, Form,
Timbre, Rhythm.
Remember This Saying: “Don’t Take My Horse For The Race.”
Relating to any part of Europe (such as Germany, Italy, France, England,
etc.) and its people, languages, and culture.
European Culture
Receives 1/2 beat
Flat sign
Sign that lowers the pitch 1/2 step
Folk music
Traditional songs, passed from one generation to the next
Form
Forte
The structure of a piece of music
EX: AB, ABA, Call and Response
Loud - f
Fortissimo
Very Loud - ff
Gospel
Gregorian Chant
Usually emotional vocal music that started with African-American
Christians in the southern U.S.; influenced the development of soul
music
1. Popular in the Medieval Period (450-1450)
2. Type of Ceremonial Music
3. Sacred, Religious music
4. Sung in Unison with No Harmony or Rhythm
5. Historically used in Roman Catholic Worship Services
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8
2
9
6
14
4
1
1
13
9
Half note / rest
Harmony
Improvisation
Jazz
Koto
Largo
Latin American
Culture
Marches
Melody
Medieval
Receives 2 beats
Notes played at the same time and making a pleasant musical sound;
Made up of CHORDS
Making up music as you go along
American musical styles using improvisation and complex rhythms;
started in New Orleans
Japanese musical instrument with strings stretched over a wood
sounding board that is plucked using picks worn on three fingers
Slow Tempo
Relating to any part of the Western Hemisphere South of the United
States (Mexico, Central America, South America) and / or its people,
languages, and culture
Usually a patriotic piece that is performed by a band and is often
performed while marching
The tune of a piece; the part that you sing
Mezzo forte
Relating to the Middle Ages of Europe from about 450 – 1450.
Most music, visual art, drama, and dance were created for religious
purposes
Moderately or Medium loud – mf
Mezzo piano
Moderately or Medium soft - mp
Moderato
Moderate Tempo; not too fast & not too slow
Natural sign
A play with music
EX: “Grease”, “High School Musical”, “Hairspray”,
“The Sound of Music”, “Cats”, “Chicago”, etc.
Sign used to cancel out a sharp or a flat
notate
The act of writing down music using notes and rests so others can play it.
Percussion
Pianissimo
One family of instruments; instruments that are struck
EX: Snare Drum, Tympani, Xylophone, Cymbals, etc.
Very soft - pp
Piano
Soft - p
Pitch notation
Letter names, sharps, flats, & natural signs
Polyrhythm
Two or more different rhythms played at the same time
Popular
Presto
The word “popular” comes from the same root as “people,” so this is
the music that is liked by lots of people
Very fast
Musical
Pythagorean
Quarter
note/rest
1. Classical Greek Period (480 B.C. – 323 B.C.)
2. A Greek Philosopher & Mathematician
3. Identified the relationships between music & math
4. Father of Music Theory
5. EXAMPLE: the length of strings are related to pitch
Receives 1 beat
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3
11
13
15
2
16
15
3
9
1
1
2
14
6
4
5
1
1
6
14
14
2
7
8
Rest
Recreational
Rhythm
Salsa
Sharp sign
Samba
Sitar
Sixteenth note or
rest
Soprano
String
Syncopation
Tempo
Tenor
Timbre
Time signature
Treble clef
Musical symbol for silence
EX:
Entertainment for the people creating and playing the music, and those
listening
EX: *playing the piano at home to relax
*music listened to while exercising
Time signatures and rhythmic duration of music
Latin American dance music combining aspects of Jazz and Rock with
African-Cuban melodies
Sign that raises a pitch 1/2 step
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8
16
6
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Brazilian music for a samba dance
Samba Dance: a lively ballroom dance with string African influence
Samba music is of the people. It is the lower class Afro-Brazilian
community and an expression of their culture.
South Asian / Indian stringed instrument with a rounded body and a
long neck
Receives 1/4 beat
¼¼¼¼ =
1
(4 sixteenth notes = 1 quarter note)
The highest female voice
12
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Instruments that use strings to create their sounds by bowing,
plucking or strumming
EX: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Dulcimer, Lute, Mandolin, Koto, Sitar, etc.
Shifting the accent in music so that the stress falls between the
strong beats; Accenting the weak beats
The speed of a piece of music
EX: largo, moderato, allegro, presto, etc.
The highest male voice
The way a particular instruments sounds; also referred to as “tone
color”
EX: if an instrument sounds “screechy” (like a violin),
or “cold” (like a piccolo), or “dull” (like a bass drum)
Tells how many beats per measure and what kind of note equals one beat
EX: 2 / 4 (two beats per measure and a quarter note gets one beat)
A symbol used on a musical staff (five lines) to show highsounding notes that could be sung by a soprano voice or played
by a high sounding instrument like a violin, flute, or trumpet
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15
8
3
7
12
2
3
6
9
9
Remember: “F A C E” and “Even George Bush Drives Fast”
Triads
A type of chord made up of 3 notes
Voice parts
Different musical lines divided by the highness or lowness of the voice
EX: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass (S.A.T.B.)
Whole note/ rest
Woodwind
Receives 4 beats
One family of musical instruments; instruments that make their sounds
by using a single reed or double reed OR by blowing air over the
mouthpiece
EX: Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, etc.
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All PERCUSSION PICTURES ARE PART OF WEEK 5 VOCABULARY
Xylophone
BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING INSTRUMENTS:
*Week 6 Vocabulary includes all the Woodwind Pictures
PICCOLO
SAXOPHONE
FLUTE
CLARINET
OBOE
BASSOON
*Week 9 Vocabulary includes all the Brass Pictures
*Week 7: Dulcimer, Violin, Harp
*Week 15: Sitar & Koto
Dulcimer
Violin
Harp
Sitar
Koto
CUT THESE PICTURES OUT
TO MAKE YOUR FLASH CARDS;
*Use Scissors & Cut these pictures out NEATLY!
A Glue Stick or Scotch Tape works best to adhere pictures to cards.
*Adhere the PICTURE ONLY to the FRONT and the Instrument Name on the BACK.
Xylophone
LUTE
HARP
VIOLIN
SITAR
KOTO
PICCOLO
SAXOPHONE
FLUTE
CLARINET
OBOE
BASSOON