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Cards Term Beat Definition Stady Pulse Term Rhythm Definition Combination of sounds and silence over time Term Meter Definition Grouping of beats Term Accent Definition Emphasis on a note Term Syncopation Definition accents on usually unaccented notes Term Stright 8ths Definition double subdivisions Term Swing 8ths Definition triple subdivisions Term Legato Definition smooth and connected Term Staccato Definition sort and sepperated Term Vibrato Definition fluctuation of pitch Term Tambre Definition the color of the sound Term Improvisation Definition spontenious creation of idea Term Consonance Definition subjective pleasant blend of sounds Term Dissonance Definition subjuctive unpleasent blend of sounds Term Chord Definition three or more diffrent named pitches played at the same time Term chord progression Definition moving from one chord together Term Chours Definition one time through a musical form Term Chord voicing Definition how notes are stacked or arranged Term Chording Definition one chord every beat Term Comping Definition rhythmic and harmonic accompaiment Term Scales Definition malotic language of music