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Vocabulary Unit 8

A. Fill in each row of blanks, using the clues below.

1. the sound when instrumental or vocal tone colors merge

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2. consist of several songs or melodies that can be performed together

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3. the selection of instrumental tone color for a musical composition

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4. the notation of a composition, showing all the aprts to be played or sung

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Use the following letters from the words above to make up a musical term:

1. letter #4

2. letter #3

3. letter #7

4. letter #5

__ __ __ __ What does it mean? _____________________________________________

B. Reviewing Vocabulary These vocabulary terms introduced in an earlier unit are also used in this unit. See how well you understand the musical terms by matching the term with the correct definition.

1. Tone color_____
2. Percussion_____
3. Contrast _______
4. Rondo ________
5. Dynamics _____
6. Woodwinds ____
7. Form _________
8. Beat__________

1. the way a composition is organized.
2. family of instruments that are played by making a reed, or reeds in the mouthpiece vibrate.
3. the basic unit of time.
4. what you hear in music when the tone color, tempo, dynamics, melody, rhythm or fomr changes.
5. the softness or loudness of a sound.
6. family of instrumets that are played by striking with a mallet, sticks or hands.
7. the musical form that can be outlined as ABACA
8. the unique sound of a voice or instrument.