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| fluctuation of note volume on one pitch. |
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| organization of sounds in time. |
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| sound without an audible fundamental pitch. |
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| unit of measurement for frequency cycles per second. (Hz) |
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| number of air pressure changes in an amount of time. |
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| amount of change in air pressure that characterizes a sound |
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| the pitch range of a voice or intstrument |
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| the most audible harmonic of a given sound |
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| the name for all the frequencies present in a single sound, including the one we hear as the fundamental pitch |
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| the location of sound in a tonal scale, depending on the speed of vibrations from the source of a sound (frequency) |
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*"tone color."
*the quality of sound characteristic of a particular type of instrument of voice, as opposed to its register or pitch, which results from the varying numbers and strengths of a given sounds harmonics.
*making 2 different instruments sound different even though they are playing the same note. |
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| plucking a string instrument's strings with the fingers instead of the bow |
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| rapid alteration between two distinct notes |
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| gliding smoothly between two pitches |
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| fluctuation of note pitch between unspecified pitches |
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| the intensity of volume, with which notes and sounds are expressed. |
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| gradual increase in volume |
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| gradual decrease in volume |
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emphasizing a note
(ex: a note played louder than the notes surrounding it) |
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| flowy; playing a succession of notes in an attached manner with no audible silence. |
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| sharp; playing a succession of notes in a detached manner with audible silence between notes. |
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| the degree to which each of a succession of notes is separated in performance |
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