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organized sound and/or silence
music
unit of pulse
beat
speed/rate oa which beats pass
temps
grouping of beats
meter
free of steady tempo
rubato
accent on weak beats or in between beats
syncopation
2 or more different rhythms played at same time
polyrhythm
long and connected notes
legato
short, abruptly separated
staccato
style of jazz, can't be written down
swing
coherant and succession of single pitches
melody
movement and relationship of intervals and chords
harmony
arrangement of pitches and ascend and descend in fixed unvoluntary patter
scale