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Timbre
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The tone quality of music
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Medium
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An object that produces a sound
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Pitch
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A specific tone/frequency level
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Tuning System
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The pitches comon to a particular musical tradition
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Scale
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The pitches used in a particular performance arranged in order
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Interval
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The difference between two pitches
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Range
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All the pitches that a voice or istrument can potentially produce
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Melody
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An organized succession of pitches forming a musical idea
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Melodic contour
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The general direction and shape of a melody
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Rhythm
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The relationship of sound durations,
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Beat
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A regular pulsation
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Tempo
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The relative rate of speed of the beat
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Accent
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An emphasized beat
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Meter
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A system of grouping beats into idividual units
Duple or Triple meter |
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Free rhythm
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Music with no regular pulsation
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