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9 Cards in this Set
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Portamento
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Glide or hold a note
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Major/Minor
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a major third is a wider interval, and a minor third a relatively narrow one. Minor also sounds "darker"
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Mode
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"scale," applied only to the seven specific diatonic scales
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Cadence
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a melodic or harmonic configuration that creates a sense of resolution
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Transpose
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The shifting of a melody, a harmonic progression or an entire musical piece to another key, while maintaining the same tone structure
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Figured Bass
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used to indicate intervals, chords, and non-chord tones, in relation to a bass note
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Pulse/Beat
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Sets the tempo for a piece of music
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Anacrusis
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an anacrusis is the note or sequence of notes which precedes the first downbeat in a bar
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Phrase
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Built from figures and motifs to make melodies
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