A chord in which the notes are played one after another
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Perfect Cadence
A cadence consisting of the subdominant chord followed by the tonic (IV-I)
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Canon
When the melody in one part is repeated exactly by other parts while the original part continues with different music
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Chromatic Notes
Notes that don't belong to the scale of the key the music is currently in
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Diatonic Notes
Notes that do belong to the scale of the key of the music
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Circle of fifths
A harmonic progression where the root of each succeeding chord is a 5th lower than the previous one
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Conjunct
When a melody moves by step eg in major or minor seconds
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Consonance
(Opp of dissonance) When notes played together sound pleasing
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Countermelody
A second melody played at the same time as the first to provide contrast
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Crescendo
An increase in dynamic - gets louder
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Diminuendo
A gradual decrease in dynamic - gets quieter
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Disjunct
When a melody moves by leaps - intervals bigger than seconds
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Dominant
The fifth note of a scale eg C is the dominant of F
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Doubling
A note or passage in one part is played by another part at the same time either at the same pitch or a different octave
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Hemiola
Where two bars of 3/4 sound like 3 bars of 2/4
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Hexachord
A chord made up of six notes
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Hexatonic Scale
A scale made up of six notes
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Imitation
A melodic idea is immediately copied by another part often at another pitch while the first continues
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Imperfect Cadence
A cadence consisting of any chord usually I,ii or IV followed by the dominant V
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Inversion
When the intervals between the notes are turned upside down eg (rising 5th) D to A becomes (falling 5th) D to G
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Key
Indicates the scale that a section of music is based on
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Legato
Smooth playing without gaps between notes
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Melisma
One syllable sang to several notes
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Metre
The pulse of the music indicated by the time signature
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Modulation
Changing the key in a piece of music
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Monophonic
A texture that consists of only one melodic line
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Motif
A short but distinctive musical idea that can be developed
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Ostinato
A repeating melodic, harmonic or rhythmic motif heard continuously throughout the piece
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Pedal note
A sustained or continuously repeated pitch, often in the bass that is heard against changing harmonies
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Pizzicato
A direction to pluck notes on a string instrument
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Plagal cadence
A cadence consisting of the subdominant followed by the tonic (IV-I)
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Polyphony
A texture in which two or more melodic lines are played together at the same time
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Relative major/minor
Keys that have the same key signature but a different tonic. The tonic of a relative minor is three semitones below the tonic of its relative major eg C major and A minor
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Rondo
Structure - ABACADA
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Semitone
Half a tone
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Sequence
Immediate repetition of a melodic or harmonic idea at a different pitch
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Seventh Chord
A chord made up of a triad and a 7th above the root
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Syllabic
Vocal music that has one note to each syllable
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Syncopation
Placing the accents in parts of the bar that are not normally emphasized, such as on week beats or between beats
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Tempo
The speed of the music
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Ternary
Structure - ABA
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Timbre
Sound quality of the music or instrument
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Tonality
The use of major and minor keys in music and the ways these keys are related
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Tonic
The starting/ base note of a chord
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Tremolo
Quick and continuous repetition of a single note
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Triplet
A group of three equal notes played in the space for two normal crotchets
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Word painting
The use of musical devices and features of illustrate and highlight specific words in lyrics
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Broken Chords
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A chord in which the notes are played one after another
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