Visual and Performing Arts
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“Patterns and Combinations of musical sounds
or silences of differing durations…”
Specifics
- Note/Rest Durations and their notation (Whole
notes/rests through 16th notes/rests)
- Time signatures
- Measures and Barlines
- Syncopation
- Rhythm in Everyday life
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- “The speed or pace of the pulse on which a
piece of music is built upon”
Specifics
 Terminology (Italian): Presto, Moderato, etc.
 “Rallentando” and “Accelarando”
 Metronomes
 Metronome Markings
 Metronome example
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“A pattern of singular tones which may move
linearly up or down in pitch”
Specifics
 Grand Staff- Treble and Bass Clefs
 Note names on the staff, and notation of
pitches within the Grand Staff
 Altered pitch with Flat, Sharp, or Natural signs
 Intervals
 What happens if you use the wrong notes?
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“A combination of simultaneously sounding
pitches, often used to enhance a melody”
Specifics
 Consonance vs. Dissonance
 Major Tonality vs. Minor Tonality
 Triad Chords and how to build them
 Intervals
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“The loudness, softness, and stylistic
characteristics of a piece of music”
Specifics
 Volume terminology and abbreviations
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Italian: Mezzo Forte (mf), Fortissimo (ff), etc…
Crescendo vs. Diminuendo
Stylistic terms: Legato, Staccato, Marcato, etc
Accent marks, Staccato Marks, Tenuto Marks
Surprising dynamics!
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“The tone color or quality of a particular
instrument, voice, sound, or combination of
sounds”
Specifics
 Instrument families and classifications
 Determining factors of instrument timbres
 Human voice classifications:
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“Soprano, Tenor, etc”
Percussion Family in ACTION
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“The overall structure and organization of a
piece of music into sections”
Specifics
 AB form, ABA form, Call and Response form,
Round form, Rondo form, Theme and
Variations, Opera form, Classical Symphony
Form
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Define “Rhythm”
What are the two types of clefs we will be
learning about in the melody section?
From what culture does most of our musical
terminology originate?
Define “Timbre”
List 4 or the musical forms that we will study
in the form section