MUSIC VOCABULARY
Name: Eunice Tapia
Chapter: 2.3.4.5
1 anthropologists
Scholars who study the physical and
cultural characteristics and social customs
of a group of people.
2 Ethnomusicologist
Scholars who study the music of different
cultural groups
The customs, beliefs, language, arts, and
institutions of a group of people that are
learned and transmitted within the
groups.
3 Culture
4 Music culture
Performance practices, means, traditions,
uses, and beliefs about music of a group
of people, either form a specific time or
place.
5 Rhythm
The way the beatsor pulses are
organized and subdivided.
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6 Timbre
7 Genre
The distinct tonal quality of an
instrument or voice which is clearly
identifiable by the ear.
A particular type of music with a
distinctive form or sound
8 Musical style
A form of expression within a
musical genre
9 Traditional music Informal music that develops within
and is strongly associated with a
cultural group or region.
10 Popular music
Music intended for a wide audience,
often featuring prominent melodies
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11 Classical music
12 Gamelan
13 Aural
14 Perceptive listening
15 Aesthetic
A style of “art” music that stands apart
form traditional or popular music.
A Balinese ensemble or performing
group.
Hearing related
Listening to and appreciating musical
work for its full range of technical and
expressive properties.
Characterized by a heightened sensitivity
the content, form , or emotional impact
of an artistic work or event.
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16 Scale
18 Interval
A sequence of tones arranged in
rising pitches
Sequence of 8 pitches built on the
pattern of 2 whole steps, 1 half steps,
3 whole steps, and 1 half steps.
Distance in pitch between 2 tones
19 Texture
The way sounds are woven together
20 Ensemble
Cooperative music expression
17 Major scale
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21 Monophonic In unison with everyone sounding the
same octave or pitch at the same time.
22 Mariachi
23 Accent
24 Meter
25 Measure
A musical group with several violins,
trumpets, large bass guitar, and special
five- and six-string guitars.
The emphasis placed on musical sound
The aural aspect of music in which a
certain number of beats are grouped
together.
The division of beats into defined groups
separated by a bar line.
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26 Improvisation
Spontaneous musical invention
27 Ostinato
A repeated musical figure.
28 Syncopation
Deliberate shifts of accent so that it
conflicts with the steady beat.
29 Conjunto
A dance music created by Mexicans in
Texas.
Refined style of classical dance emphasizes
the verticality of the body, an outward
rotation of the legs with fluid foot and leg
work, and virtuosic turns and jumps
30 Ballet
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31
Mambo
A type of ballroom dance that originated in Cuba.
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Cha-cha
A rythmic Latin American dance with basic pattern
of three steps and a shuffle.
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Charleston
An athletic dance that includes kicks and inward leg
rotations on syncopated beats of the music.
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Tap dancing
A step dance in which foot movements produce
audible rhythms emphasized by small metal plates on
the soles of the dancers shoes.
35 Lindy hop
A jazzy dance in which couples
swing, balance, and twirl.
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36 Tango
37 Samba
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Latin American dance performed at a
moderately slow, walk-like tempo in
4/4 meter.
An African-Brazilian dance that is
faster and jazzier than the tango.
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