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| highness or lowness of a tone |
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| The distance between two pitches |
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| Stepwise movement with small intervals |
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| Jagged motion with large intervals |
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| a musical idea with a beginning and ending |
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| The resting spot at the end of a phrase |
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| The organization of rhythm into repeating patterns |
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| A rhythmic unit that contains a fixed number of beats |
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| Rhythmic pattern with accents on the weak beats |
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| A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order ,eg major ,minor |
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| The movement and relationship of simultaneous pitches |
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| 3 or more notes sounded at the same time |
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| A stable combination of tones |
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| – An unstable (“clashing”) combination of tones |
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| Two or more competing melodies |
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| One principal melody with accompaniment |
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| Melody presented in one voice and copied in another |
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| – Voices enter in succession with the same melody (ex: Row, Row, Row Your Boat |
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| Principal melody or musical idea |
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| Elaborating or varying a musical idea |
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| Musical pattern restated on different pitches |
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| Small rhythmic and melodic cell of music |
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| A short repeated melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern |
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| A complete independent section of a larger work |
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| Rate of speed of the beat/pulse |
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| Plucking a stringed instrument |
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| A vibrating or throbbing effect |
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| Rapid alternation between two neighboring notes |
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| Playing two strings at the same time on a stringed instrument |
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| Choral music performed without instrumental accompaniment |
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| A gliding effect between two notes |
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| Small ensembles; one person per part |
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| Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion |
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| Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion |
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