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Idiophones

Self-sounding instruments, such as gongs, bells, and rattles.

Chordophones

Instruments with vibrating strings that can be plucked, struck, or bowed.

Aerophones

Instruments that produce sound by vibrating air, such as horns and pipes.

Membranophones

Instruments that use membranes stretched over an opening, like drums.

Electrophones

Instruments that produce sound electronically.

Melody

A pattern of pitches performed in a linear sequence, recognizable with a distinct beginning and end.

Pitch

The frequency of vibrations that determines the perceived note.

Dynamics

The variations in loudness and intensity of sound in music.

Contour

The shape or outline of a melody, which can describe its ascent and descent.

Raga

An Indian pitch collection consisting of a set of pitches (svaras) and their directional tendencies.

Rasa

The emotional quality or flavor associated with a raga in Indian music.

Container

In music, refers to the cultural or social context in which it is created and performed.

Glissando

A musical gesture that entails sliding from one pitch to another.

Pibroch

A genre of solo bagpipe music that consists of a set of elaborate variations on a theme.

Canntaireachd

Mouth music or vocal imitation of bagpipe melody, used in Scottish piping culture.

Grace notes

Quick notes inserted into melodies to create embellishment or ornamentation.

Spiritual

A genre of songs that emerged from the musical expression of African American slaves, often associated with religious themes.

Call-and-Response

A performance practice where a leader makes a musical statement and is answered by others.

Tempo

The speed at which music is played, categorized as slow, moderate, or fast.

Tala

An Indian rhythmic framework consisting of repeated time cycles with a fixed number of counts.

Broadsides

English or American narrative poems printed on one side of a page, typically addressing contemporary events.

Diaspora

People living outside their historic homeland who maintain memories and connections to their place of origin.