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| Freedom to improvise or vary the tempo |
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| In four part harmony, the second highest voice |
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| A composition for solo voice |
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| A Perfect or Major interval that has been increased by a half step |
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| A cadence which progresses from the dominant triad (V) to the tonic triad (I or i) |
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| A triad that is built of two Major thirds, a Major third from the root note to the third and a Major third from the third to the fifth (or an augmented 5th from the root note to the 5th) |
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| In four part harmony, the lowest voice |
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| A twelve-tone scale built only of half steps |
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| A Perfect or minor interval that has been decreased by a half step |
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| A triad that is built of two minor thirds, a minor third from the root note to the third and a minor third from the third of the triad to the fifth (or a diminished 5th from the root note to the 5th) |
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| Any cadence which ends on the dominant triad (V) |
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| Two tones played or sung at the same time |
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| Imperfect Authentic Cadence |
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| Any Authentic Cadence (V-I) which is not a Perfect Authentic Cadence (does not have it's roots in the bass) |
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| A short contrapuntal piece, with one theme |
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| An organized group of tones, heard one at a time, which is divided into phrases, a tune |
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| Two tones played or sung in succession |
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| Degrees Tonic (I), Supertonic (II), Mediant (III), Subdominant (IV), Dominant (V), Submediant (VI), Leading Tone/Subtonic (VII) |
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| A theatrical drama, that is sung. A drama set to music. |
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| Major and minor keys that have the same keynote (C Major and c minor) |
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| Perfect Authentic Cadence |
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| An Authentic Cadence (V-I) that has the root of both chords in the bass and the soprano of the I chord |
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| Part of a melody which pauses or stops with a cadence |
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| A cadence which progresses from the subdominant triad (IV or iv) to the Tonic triad (I or i) |
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| A smaller composition that is usually followed by a larger composition, in the same key |
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| Major and minor keys that share the same key signature (C Major and a minor) |
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| To play simply; without ornament |
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| In four part harmony, the highest voice |
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| In four part harmony the third highest voice |
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| A six-tone scale built only of whole tones |
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