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20 Cards in this Set
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accent
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The emphasis placed on a note, usually by playing it louder.
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The pulse or throb that recurs regularly in music
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beat
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The concluding portion of a section or movement, usually giving the impression of an ending.
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coda
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The simultaneous sounding of three or more pitchs
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chord
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music intended for careful attention to its sounds and expressive qualities.
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art music
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a melodic or harmonic formula that gives a sense of phrase ending.
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cadence
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the popular term or art music
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classical music
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a group of simultaneous sounds that seems agreeable or restful.
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consonance
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a group of simotaneous sounds that seems harsh or disagreeable.
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dissonance
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a part of a wind or keyboard instument that is manipulated by the player's fingers.
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key
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a series of consecutive pitches that form a cohesive musical entity.
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melody
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the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed beats.
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meter
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the two numbers, fraction 2/4 or 4/4
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meter signature
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a large independent section of an insturmental composition.
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movement
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changing the tonal center as the music progesses, usually without a break.
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modulation
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the speed of the beats in a peice of music
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tempo
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the perceieved highness or lowness of a musical sound.
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pitch
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the flow of music in terms of time
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rhythm
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a series of pitches that proceeds upwards or downawards according to the prescribed pattern
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scale
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the basic setting of the music
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texture
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