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MUS Chpt. 1
study guide vocab
Question | Answer |
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12-Bar Blues | contains 3 melodic phrases in each statement of the form. Each phrase and pause that follows lasts 4 measures |
Accent | note or chord that's emphasized in some way so it stands out |
Arpeggio | a chord in which the pitches are presented in succession |
Backbeat | percussive sound on the second of a pair of beats or on the second half of a beat |
12-Bar Blues | contains 3 melodic phrases in each statement of the form. Each phrase and pause that follows lasts 4 measures |
Accent | note or chord that's emphasized in some way so it stands out |
Arpeggio | a chord in which the pitches are presented in succession |
Backbeat | percussive sound on the second of a pair of beats or on the second half of a beat |
Beat | regular rhythm that moves at a speed to which you can comfortably respond with physical movement |
Blue Note | the product of interpolating or substituting notes from the African American pentatonic scale into a melody built mainly from a major scale |
Chord Progression | chords appearing in a consistently used sequence |
Chorus(Refrain) | both words and music remain much the same everytime |
Diatonic Scale | seven pitches per octave |
Duration | length of a musical sound |
Dynamics | intensity on a large scale |
Elements of Popular Music | instrumentation, dynamics, inflection, texture, and form |
Form | organization of music in time |
Four-Beat Rhythm | rhythmic foundation of a song features a walking bass or other steady time keeping 4 times a measure |
Two-Beat Rhythm | two bass notes per measure alternating with chords playing on the backbeat |
Genre | stylistic category |
Harmony | study of chords; what they are, how they're found, how long they last, and how they succeed each other |
Intensity | describes how loud a musical sound is |
Half-Step | interval between any pitch and the immediately adjacent pitch |
Interval | describes the distance between two pitches |
Inflection | intensity on a smaller scale |
Mainstream | can either have a homogenizing or an energizing effect on the creative process |
Major Scale | beginning on C using only the white keys on the keyboard |
Instrumentation | identifies the voices and instruments heard in performance |
Intensity | describes how loud a musical sound is |
Interval | describes the distance between two pitches |
Keynote | the focal pitch that scales begin on |
Mainstream | can either have a homogenizing or an energizing effect on the creative process |
Octave | the higher pitch vibrates twice as fast as the lower note |
Major Scale | beginning on C using only the white keys on the keyboard |
Pentatonic Scale | contains 5 pitches per octave |
Measure(Bar) | consistent grouping of beats |
Pitch | how high or low a musical tone sounds |
Melody | distinctive rhythm and contour which makes it stand out from more generic patterns |
Popular Music | music that appeals to a mass audience, intended to have wide appeal, and has a sound and style distinct from classical or folk |
Minor Scale | uses white keys from A to A |
Octave | the higher pitch vibrates twice as fast as the lower note |
Pentatonic Scale | contains 5 pitches per octave |
Pitch | how high or low a musical tone sounds |
Popular Music | music that appeals to a mass audience, intended to have wide appeal, and has a sound and style distinct from classical or folk |
Rhythm | element of popular music that you connect with almost instinctively, qualities that make you want to tap your foot |
Rhythm Section | heterogeneous group of instruments that includes at least one chord instrument, one bass instrument, and one percussion instrument |
Riff | short, easily remembered melodic ideas and typically set 2 to 7 syllables |
Scale | series of pitches formed from steps or from steps and small skips |
Skip | larger intervals (octave, C-E, or D-G) |
Style | set of characteristic musical features that typify a body of music |
Style Beat | 2-beat and 4-beat rhythms that are the most pervasive feature of the dominant style of music of an era |
Verse | same melody sets different lyrics |
Syncopation | accent that doesn't live up with the beat |
Verse/Chorus Form | vocal-based form that contains two main elements, both of which are repeated |
Tempo | speed of the beat |
Whole Step | one intervening pitch (F to G) |
Texture | relationship among the various parts (voice&instruments) |
Popular Music | music that appeals to a mass audience |
Timbre | refers to the tome color of a musical sound |
Verse | same melody sets different lyrics |
4 Properties of Musical Sound | pitch, intensity, duration, and timbre |
Verse/Chorus Form | vocal-based form that contains two main elements, both of which are repeated |
Whole Step | one intervening pitch (F to G) |
Popular Music | music that appeals to a mass audience |
4 Properties of Musical Sound | pitch, intensity, duration, and timbre |
Elements of Popular Music | instrumentation, performance style, rhythm, melody, intervals, scales, blue notes, harmony, texture, form, and musical style |
Musical Style | set of characteristic musical features set to a specific genre of music |