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consonance
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a pleasing sound, generally thought to produce a relaxation repsonse
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dissonance
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a disagreeable sound, generally thought to produce a tension response
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noise
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many random, simultaneous pitches and their harmonics
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pitch
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the relative highness or lowness of a vibrating source at a constant frequency
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frequency
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the number of vibrations/second of time of a pitch-producing source
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harmonics
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the magical sets of pitches that exist in nature for every pitch-prducing source
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rhythm
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the organization of time in music
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melody
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a series of notes arranged to form a recognizable whole; a tune that we play and sing
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harmony
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the vertical force that supports the melody; a chord on guitar or piano
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beats
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an even pulse; like the human heart beat, ticks of a clock, footsteps on pavement, etc.
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meter
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the human practice of grouping beats in music into 2s, 3s, 4s, etc: like marches, waltzes, the UGA Fight song, respectively. can be any number of beats
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time signature
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the notational sign that tells us how many beats in a grouping were in the mind of the composer or song writer
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staff
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the set of 5 horizontal and parallel lines that create lines and spaces, identifying pitches to be played or sung
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grand staff
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2 staff systems connected by a long, vertical line and a Brace (italian); used by piano, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, guitar, organ, harpsichord, etc
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bar lines
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vertical lines found on staff/grand staff systems
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measures
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the spaces created between 2 adjacent bar lines; each contains exactly the number of beats dictated by the time signature
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treble clef sign
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the italian style sign that indicates notes to be played by the right hand on a piano
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bass clef sign
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the italian style sign that indicates notes to be played by the left hand on a piano
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downbeat
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generally, the 1st and strongest beat of every/any measure; another thing that human beings tend to do
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dynamics
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louds and softs in music; quit subjective in acoustical music; objective with electronic music; indicated by abbreviations p (piano), mp (mezzo piano), mf (mezzo forte), f(forte)
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timbre
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tone quality, created by differences in size, material, method of starting the pitch, etc
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tempo
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speed of the music, speed of the beats
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interval
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the distance between any 2 notes; can be as small as the half step (jaws theme), or as large as an 88th (highest and lowest notes on the standard piano!)
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conductive vibration
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the transmission of vibration by physically contacting an inanimate object with a vibrating source
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sympathetic vibration
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the transmission of vibration with no physical contact other than the air, or other viable gas environment.
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