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Atonal
No feeling of key.
Chord progressions
Using I, Iv, v, vI.
Chromatic
Notes move by the interval of a semitone.
Cluster
A chord made of consecutive notes which clash.
Contrary motion
Two parts which mive in opposite directions.
Counter melody
A melody which moves against the main melody.
Descant (voice)
A melody which is sung above the main melody.
Glissando
Sliding from one note to the next.
Grace notes
Played as a quiet crushed note before the main melody.
Imperfect cadence
Music sounds unfinished.
Inverted pedal
A note held or repeated in an upper part.
Melismatic
Where several notes are sung to each syllable.
Modulation
Change of key.
Perfect cadence
Music sounds finished.
Pitch bend
Changing the pitch of a note.
Semitone
The smallest distance between 2 notes.
Syllabic
Vocal music where each syllable is given one note.
Tone
Two semitones.
Trill
Moving quickly between different notes.
Whole tone scale
A scale where every interval is a tone. It sounds vague.
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