Stuff from 1st meeting
Theremins fall under this sachs/hornbostel classification
What is Electrophone?
A half note is equivalent in length to this number of eighth notes
What is 4?
This is a special type of chord, consisting of exactly three notes separated by two intervals of a third
What is a Triad?
This term refers to when two conflicting rhythmic patterns are present simultaneously
What is polyrhythm/cross-rhythm?
"Alla Breve", "Cut Time", and a C with a vertical slash through it all refer to this time signature
What is 2/2
After this event, state-of-the-art military radio studios were no longer needed and were converted into music studios
What is WWII?
This is the name of the curved line that can connect notes of the same pitch, which adds their lengths together to make the note last as long as their combined values
What is a tie?
This term refers to the lowest "voice" in a series of chords, which reinforces the forward pull of a harmonic progression
What is the Bass Line?
This interval is equivalent to 7 half steps
What is a perfect fifth?
Because its entire body shakes to create sound waves when struck, a gong falls under this Sachs/Hornbostel classification
What is Idiophones?
At 40 beats a minute, this Italian tempo marking means to play "very slow"
What is Lento/Grave?
A triad is in its first inversion when this note is on the bottom
What is the Third? (middle note)
This term is used to refer to two different scales that start and end on the same tonic pitch
What are parallel scales?
This type of scale sometimes alters scale degrees 3 and 7, and can sometimes use pitches "between the keys" of a piano.
What is a Blues Scale?
According to the resource guide, these are the only 3 things required to make music
What are "Sound waves, a time frame, and a cognizant mind to perceive/interpret those sounds?"
If the first word of a song falls before the downbeat, it is referred to by this
What is a pickup/anacrusis?
Because it contains the leading tone and the dominant tone, this chord is important for strongly pulling to the tonic
What is Dominant Triad/Dominant Chord? (also accept dominant seventh chord)
This term refers to the general range/register of pitches that a melody calls for
What is Tessitura?
This term refers to when a tempo speeds up or slows down gradually rather than suddenly
What is poco a poco?
These four cities are mentioned by the resource guide for having famous postwar centers for electronic music
Where are Rome, Paris, Cologne, and New York City?
The time signatures of 6/4, 6/8, and 6/16 are all played in this meter
What is Compound duple meter?
This major scale contains exactly 5 sharps
What is B Major?
This term refers to when a piece of music has measures with different meters occur in rapid succession
What is mixed meter?
The triad D-F-G# is a triad of this quality
What is diminished triad? (minor third-minor third)