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Ethnomusicology
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The scholarly study of music within its contemporary context.
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Tempo
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The relative rate of speed of a beat.
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Rhythm
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The lengths, or durations, of sounds as patterns in time.
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Beats
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A regular pulsation.
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Pitch
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A tone's specific frequency level, measured in Hertz. The highness and lowness of a sound.
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Interval
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The diff. between 2 pitches.
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Melody
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An organized succession of pitches forming a musical idea.
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Harmony
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The simultaneous combination of three or more pitches in the Euro-American music tradition.
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Scale
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The pitches used in a particular performance arranged in ascending order.
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Tuning system
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The pitches common to a music tradition.
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Monophonic
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Music with a single melodic line.
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Polyphonic
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The juxtaposition or overlapping of multiple lines of music.
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Homophonic
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Multiple lines of music expressing the same musical idea.
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Heterophonic
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Multiple performers playing simultaneous variations of the same line of music.
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Timbre
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The tone quality or "color" of a musical sound.
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