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| a meaningful succession of pitches/tones percieves as a unity one note after another |
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| distance btwn the high and low notes of a melody |
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| a part of a melody, a unit of meaning within a larger structures- take a breath at the end of a phrase |
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| a certain chord structure than denotes a resting place or the end |
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| a controlled movement of music in time-arrangement of time in music |
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| regular physical pulsations that you can move to |
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| the space btwn the bar lines |
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| fixed time patterns - organiation of rhythm into strong and weak chords |
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| subdivide each beat into 2 equal parts "one and two" |
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| subdivide each beat into 3 equal parts " one lolly, two lolly, three lolly" |
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| hit a note longer or harder |
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| accents in unexpectes places, btwn the beats or on a weak beat |
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| a combo of sounds to produce chords |
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| a series of ascending or decending nots to present pitches |
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| the sounding of 2 or more notes simaltaneously tha form a signle block of harmony |
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| the key note a scale or key is based on |
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| principal of organization around a tonic pitch |
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| based on major or minor key |
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| any music/ notes no belonging to the diatonic scale |
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| active and unsettled sound (sounds bad) |
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| 2 or more lines of simultaneous independent melody |
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| combining 2 or more melodies simultaneously, a melody supported by a melody instead of chords |
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| repition in a 2nd vouce of a part of the motif, theme , or phrase |
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| melody with supporting chords |
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| melody with out accompanyment |
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| opposite of the notes in the previous measure |
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| reversal of the notes in the previous measure |
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| opposite and reversal of the notes in the previous measure |
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| adding to the value of the original notes |
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| decreasing the calue of the original notes |
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| some aspects of the music are altered but it remains recognizable |
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| the main melody- a melody that recurs throughout a section, movement or entire composition |
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| the progression of chords ending in a cadence |
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| a shart tune of musical figure that characterizes and unifies a song |
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| expansion of a theme by change of outline, melody or rhythm |
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| complete, self contained section within a larger composition |
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| speed of rhythm of a composition in beats per minute |
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| vibrations per seconds in Hertz |
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| characteristic quality or color of a sound |
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| rapid alternation btwn 2 adjacent notes |
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| signing without accompanyment |
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| small instrumental group with 1 part per instrument |
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| highest ptiched vocal range from about C to middle C |
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| 2nd highest pitched vocals from about G to middle C |
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| 2nd lowest pitched vocal from below middle C to about G |
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| Lowest pitched vocals from F to middle E |
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| horizantal dimension of a composition |
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| repeat everything the same way |
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| play the music differently than earlier in the compsotion |
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| increase in the pace of the tempo |
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| decrease the pace of the tempo |
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| directive to return the original tempof after a deliberate deviation |
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| a directive in music to perform a certain passage loundly |
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| a directive in music t perform a certain passage softly |
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| a gradual increase in volume or instensity |
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| a gradual decreas in volume or intensity |
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| to perform a specific note or chord with particular emphasis |
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| AB two part structure of music |
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| ABA three part structure and includes rondo and sonato-allergro form |
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| ABABA the first section recurs after the second section is performed in ABA style |
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| thematic material is presented for the first time, generally in two themegroups,the first one fast and the second slow |
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