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15 Cards in this Set
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Semiotics
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The study of signs and systems of signs.
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Timbre
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Tone quality or "color" of a musical sound
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Pitch
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A tone's specific frequency level measured in Hertz / How high or low a tone is
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Culture
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A shared way of life or beliefs of a population.
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Hula
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Traditional Hawaiin chants or dances
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Etic
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Perspective of a cultural outsider.
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Emic
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Perspective of a cultural insider.
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Susap
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A mouth harp from papua new guinea
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Transmission
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Passing on of knowledge from one person to another.
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Aerophone
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Instruments that require air to make sound.
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Chordophone
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Instruments that create sound through string vibrations.
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Rhythm
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Relationship of sound durations
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Free Rhythm
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Music without any regular pulsation
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Idiophone
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An instrument that creates sound through itself vibrating
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Texture
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Organization amongst musical sounds.
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