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Form
Structure of a piece
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Repetition
A repeating pattern
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Scales
Pattern of notes
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Cadences
The end of a phrase/piece
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Modulation
Changes in key
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Relative minor
One third bellow the major
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Tonic
First note of the scale
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Subdominant
Forth note of scale
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Dominant
Fifth note of scale
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Binary form
A-B
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Ternary form
A-B-A
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Variation
Varying the theme
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Imitation
Different parts copy each other
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Vivace
Lively
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Allegro
Fast
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Andante
Walking pace
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Adagio
Slow
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Forte
Loud
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Mezzo forte
Medium loud
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Mezzo piano
Medium quiet
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Piano
Quiet
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Dynamics
Changes in volume
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Syncopation
Off beat
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Regular pulse
Irregular number of beats per bar
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Irregular pulse
Irregular number of beats per bar
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Dotted rhythms
Rhythm with dotted notes in
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sequence
pattern of notes
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Canon
Repetition of harmonies
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Theme
Main tune
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Polyphonic
Texture
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Homophobic
Texture
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Homophonic
Texture
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Pedal
Pedal on the piano
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Blues
12 bar blues flattened third is blues
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Ostinato
Repeated pattern
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Repetition
Repeated idea
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Loop
Electronic music repeated
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Minimalism
A simple piece of music
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Diatonic
The notes belong to the scale
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Atonal
No key
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Monophonic
One thing going on
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Synthesised
Made from samples
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Modern
Odd sounding
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Contemporary
Odd sounding
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Card 2

Front

Repetition

Back

A repeating pattern

Card 3

Front

Scales

Back

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Card 4

Front

Cadences

Back

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Card 5

Front

Modulation

Back

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