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Vibrations that are transmitted, usually through air, to the eardrum which sends impulses to the brain.
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Sound
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Ordered flow of music through time; the pattern of durations of notes and silence in music.
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Rhythm
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Organizations of beats into regular groups.
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Meter
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Creation of music at the same time it is performed.
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Improvisation
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Relative highnes or lowness of sound.
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Pitch
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Regular recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time.
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Beat
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Degrees of loudness or softness in music.
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Dynamics
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Distance between the highest and lowest tones that a give a voice or instrument can produce.
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Pitch Range
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Basic pace of the music
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Tempo
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Emphasis of a note which may result from its being louder longer or higher in pitch than the notes near it.
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Accent
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Quality of sound tht distinguishes one instrument or voice from another
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Tone color/timbre
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Accenting of a note at an unexpected time as between two beats ot on a weak beat.
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Syncopation
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Allows the device played on to be separated from tone generation
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MIDI
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Produces a tone
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Definite pitch percussion instruments
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Produces a noiselike sound
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Indefinite pitch percussion instruments
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