Mastering vocabulary is an important part of any course. You should take this list of terms and provide definitions. I will be testing your knowledge of these terms throughout the course. You should also make use of these terms as appropriate in your Analysis Projects.
treble
bass
staff
piano staff
keyboard
note names
accidentals
whole steps
half steps (chromatic and diatonic)
ledger lines
octave register designations
scale
major
key
key signature
scale degrees (tonic, supertonic, etc.)
melody
register
accompaniment
motive
phrase
melody
bass (low)
treble (high)
register
rhythm
meter
syncopation
small scale and large scale repetition
variation
theme
minor
intro (introduction)
verse
chorus
outro, extro (coda)
instrumental solo
interlude
bridge (this means something different than just an interlude. It is a special way in which the music moves from the A to the B section.)
AABA form
twelve bar blues form
rest
dot
tie
rhythm
time signature
meter
measure
bar
bar line
syncopation
consonance
dissonance
pulse, beat
divisions and subdivisions
pick up note, up beat, anacrusis
tempo
musical texture
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
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