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Mode/modal
system of scales before major/minor
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major
happy
take away three semitones to get minor
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minor
sad
add three semitones to get to major
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intervals
space between notes
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obligato
a prominent solo instrument in vocal music
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acciacatura
crushed note just before or on the beat
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mordent
*-_- (upside down)*
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trill
_-_-_-_-_-_-_
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perfect cadence
ends nicely
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imperfect cadance
sounds like there should be more
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tierce de picardie
minor piece ending it major chord
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harmonic minor scale
a minor scales that’s notes are the same ascending and descending
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melodic minor scale
a minor scales that’s notes are different ascending and descending
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natural
A minor (if G#)
C major
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B flat
F major
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F sharp
G major
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atonal
no feeling of key
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inverted pedal
repeated or sustained high note while piece develops underneath
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chromatic
increases by a semitone
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whole tone scale
scale that contains no semitones
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glissando
sliding from one note to another
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modulation
change of key
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syllabic
each syllable is given one note only
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melismatic
several notes sung to one syllable
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counter melody
a second melody heard at the same time as main melody
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pitch bend
changing a pitch of notes (holding guitar string upwards)
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tone
interval of two semitones
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semitone
smallest possible distance between two notes