STUDY GUIDE for TEST # 1

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Review: “Elements of Music” --- Define the following:

Legato

Downbeat

Best Time Signature

Pitch

Music Syncopation

Theme

Harmony

Chord

Consonance

Tonic

Tonality

Form

Crescendo

Decrescendo

Diminuendo

Timbre

Vibrato

Harpsichord

Piano

Cadence

Sequence

Modulation

Improvisation

Strict Imitation

Ternary Form (3 types of indicating it eg. ABA)

Melody

Measure

Monophonic Texture

Unison

Rests

Staff

Clef

Tempo

Stops

Pipe Organ

Pizzicato

Climax of Melody

Staccato

Triad

Tonic chord (synonyms)

Dominant chord

Binary Form

3 Synonyms for “counterpoint”

Resolution

Key

Andante

Allegro

Metronome

Baton

Variation

Chromatic

Chord

Chord Progression

Consonance

Song Form

Phrase

Virtuoso

Embellishments

Dissonance