Texture & Melody

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A grace note played very fast
Acciaccatura
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Sung/played alternately by two groups
Antiphonal
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Similar to acciaccatura but played for longer
Appoggiatura
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Chords that are broken up
Arpeggio
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A minor interval where a major would be expected especially in Jazz
Blue Notes
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When melodies are added on (can be the same melody)
Canon
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Movement of a melody between adjacent notes of a scale (moving in step)
Conjunct
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2 or more independent melodic lines
Contrapuntal
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Movement of a melody from one note to another by a leap
Disjunct
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Rapid scalic movement on an instrument
Glissando
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Melody with accompaniment
Homophonic
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Section of music that is imitated by another part/instrument
Imitation
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Distance between two notes
Intervals
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Inverting an interval, chord or phrase
Inversion
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The 8 diatonic notes between two notes of the same name
Octaves
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Repeated pattern
Ostinato
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A note that isn't part of the chord
Passing Note
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5 note scale
Pentatonic
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It enables the player to change the pitch of the note played by a small amount
Pitch Bend
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Two or more melody lines which are played at the same time
Polyphonic
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A slide from one note to another
Portamento
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A short repeated pattern often in the bass part
Riff
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Descending/ascending within a scale
Scalic
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Repeated pattern at a higher/lower pitch
Sequence
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Only one melody line
Single line melody
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A chord of three musical notes
Triadic
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More than one person singing the same part
Unison
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An interval between musical notes
Whole tone
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Card 2

Front

Sung/played alternately by two groups

Back

Antiphonal

Card 3

Front

Similar to acciaccatura but played for longer

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Chords that are broken up

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

A minor interval where a major would be expected especially in Jazz

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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