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19 Cards in this Set
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heterophony
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– everybody plays the same thing in different ways (Row Your Boat)
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aerophones
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– wind instruments
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a cappello
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– singing without accompaniment
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mbira
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– thumb piano or kalimba of the shona people
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diophone
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– the thing itself makes the sound
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pipa
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– chinese lute
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program music
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– instrumental music with a story attached
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ethnomusicology
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– the study of music from a cultural perspective
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dissonance
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– a chord thats not pleasing to the ear
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rhythm
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– action in time
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contour
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– the shape of a melody
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clave
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– “the key” a rhytmic pattern that underlies latin music
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bira
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– a ritual party given by members of the Shona people
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meter
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– division of pulse
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polyrhythym
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– different rhythms happening at the same time
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kecak
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– the ramayana monkey chant
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non-lexical
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– syllables that don’t have a meaning
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Alan Lomax
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– documented American folk music
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drone
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– continuous tone
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