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| Formal terminology for speed |
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| Sound with a measurable constant frequency |
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| 1/2 step interval, smallest interval in Western music |
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| Distance between lowest to highest note on an instrument |
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| A melody that has notes which moves by leaps |
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| A melody that has notes which moves by step |
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| The longest subdivision of a melody |
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| A self contained portion of a melody; a subsection of a section |
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| The first part in a pair of phrases |
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| The second part in a pair of phrases |
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| The last few notes of a phrase; can be complete or incomplete |
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| Made up of patterns of half and whole steps |
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| A gravitational pull toward 1 note |
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| 3 or more notes played at the same time |
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| Cord built on the 1st note of the scale |
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| Basic unit of time, evenly paced |
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| A pattern of strong and weak beats |
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| 2/4 time, common in marches |
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| 3/4 time, common in waltzes |
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| 1 statement of strong and weak beats |
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| Refers to an uneven rhythm |
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| Disruption to a normal pattern of strong and weak beats, common in jazz |
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| Indication to make a weak beat strong |
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| A delay of the melody by a few beats |
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| Done by the performer to make a piece more expressive, gives and takes from beats |
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| Short concluding sections |
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| A pattern of notes is moved, usually works in 1 direction |
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| Analyzing things that go on simultaneously |
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| 1 melody, no accompaniment, often heard in chants |
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| 1 melody with an accompaniment, hymn like |
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| 2 or more different melodies going on at the same time, are usually easy to differentiate |
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| A 2 section, contrasting piece |
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| 3 sections, 1st and last sections are idential/almost the same |
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