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Adagio: 56 - 68 beats per minute
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Aerophone: Any instrument that creates sound based on the vibration of air, without the use of strings or membranes
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Allegretto: 100 - 124 beats per minute
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Allegro: 120 - 168 beats per minute
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Andante: 64 - 96 beats per minute
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Brass: Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba
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Chordophone: Any instrument that creates sound through vibration of a stretched string
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Corpophone: Using any part of ther body as an instrument; clapping, snapping
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Definite pitch: Has a discernible frequency to our ears
Melodic-based instruments (e.g. piano, violin, guitar, etc.)
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Electrophone: Involves instruments that primarily utilize electricity in sound production
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Harmonic Progression: In the same way a melody is horizontal, a series of vertical chords string together to create an overall horizontal complement to a melody
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Idiophone: Any instrument that produces sound through the instrument itself vibrating
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Indefinite pitch: Many percussive sounds (e.g. bass drum, snare drum, etc.)
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Keyboard: Piano, Marimba, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Organ
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Largo: 40 - 52 beats per minute
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Lento: 48 - 60 beats per minute
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Membranophone: Any instrument that produces sound by the vibrations of a membrane
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Moderato: 84 - 112 beats per minute
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Musical Alphabet: A B C D E F G
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Percussion: Snare Drum, Timpani, Bells, Cymbal, Bass Drum, Trap Set, Gong/Tam-Tam
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Presto: 156 - 200 beats per minute
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Strings: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Harp
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Timbre: The distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound). It is best to think of it as an abstract representation, using adjectives to describe the color of sound you hear.
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Vivo/Vivace: 192 - 208+ beats per minute
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What is Harmony?: The concurrent use of multiple pitches to create chords that support the melody. If a melody is horizontal, harmony is vertical
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What is melody?: It's how the song goes, a series of pitches that make up a recognizable line
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What is Music?: Music is authentic or implied sound/silence that is interpreted by a listener as purposefully organized based on cultural, academic, and archetypal standards
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What is pitch?: fundamental frequency of a sound
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What is Rhythm?: The flow of music through time
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What is Tempo?: It refers to an overall feeling of a musical idea or section. If you are hearing drastic tempo changes every second or so, you are probably hearing rhythm.
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Woodwind: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon