Music: 1-3
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- accent
- The emphasis placed on a note, usually by playing it louder.
- The pulse or throb that recurs regularly in music
- beat
- The concluding portion of a section or movement, usually giving the impression of an ending.
- coda
- The simultaneous sounding of three or more pitchs
- chord
- music intended for careful attention to its sounds and expressive qualities.
- art music
- a melodic or harmonic formula that gives a sense of phrase ending.
- cadence
- the popular term or art music
- classical music
- a group of simultaneous sounds that seems agreeable or restful.
- consonance
- a group of simotaneous sounds that seems harsh or disagreeable.
- dissonance
- a part of a wind or keyboard instument that is manipulated by the player's fingers.
- key
- a series of consecutive pitches that form a cohesive musical entity.
- melody
- the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed beats.
- meter
- the two numbers, fraction 2/4 or 4/4
- meter signature
- a large independent section of an insturmental composition.
- movement
- changing the tonal center as the music progesses, usually without a break.
- modulation
- the speed of the beats in a peice of music
- tempo
- the perceieved highness or lowness of a musical sound.
- pitch
- the flow of music in terms of time
- rhythm
- a series of pitches that proceeds upwards or downawards according to the prescribed pattern
- scale
- the basic setting of the music
- texture