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Down: 1) music rhythm that emphasizes a weak or normally unaccented beat or portion of a beat2) the third, fifth, and seventh notes of a chord that are altered by lowering the pitch to create blues inflections. These alterations are often created through improvisatory interpretations rather than dictated by the printed, precomposed page3) used to describe the tendency in much Western music harmony of one chord naturally leading to another chord---often moving away from and back to the tonic chord that defines the key or tonal center of a composition4) a style of performing where musicians play slightly behind a consistent beat or tempo creating a slight tension5) central pitch that defines the tonal center of a composition7) flexible, free, inconsistent tempo permitting interpretation by the performer8) describes the pace at which chords move from one to another10) describes music that consists of only one predominant melodic line accompanied by chords defining harmony.12) a three-note chord or sonority described as either major, minor, diminished, or augmented in quality16) music that combines several simultaneous melodies17) tonal character as determined by the relationship of the tones to the keynote or key center. Tonality is defined by a series of chords dictated by functional harmony or modality20) a series of succsessive chords22) the rate of speed of a musical composition, the speed at which the melody is performed23) the character of the musical fabric of a composition determined by the arrangement of musical elements. The density, selection, organization, and range of instruments all contribute to the texture.24) a classical form in origin, where one section of a musical composition (A) recurs with contrasting sections (B,C,D) that are juxtaposed26) the space between bar lines in written music; a means of division of music that groups beats together in specific, consistent numbers27) the feeling of forward movement in music as defined by the speed at which the melody moves and the different durations of those notes comprising a melody28) a precise progression of notes upward or downward in stepwise motion29) a succession of single tones varying in pitch and rhythm, and having a recognizable shape32) not having a specific key or tonal center Across: 6) the middle section of a popular song also described formally as the “B” section. This second section is typically surrounded by the “A” section and often appears in a different key.9) a small unit of a melody which can also refer to a particular manner in which a musician interprets a melody as compared to how an individual enunciates a sentence11) half-step intervals of a scale or melody13) term used to define the architecture of the classic American popular song following a symmetrical ABA or AABA structure14) Standard instrumentation including piano, bass, drums, and sometimes guitar15) a collection of two or more notes played simultaneously18) the simultaneous sounding of three or more notes19) simultaneously occurring melodies21) a chord consisting of four different pitches and arranged with a major or minor third between each. Seventh chords serve as the foundation of jazz and popular music harmony.25) simultaneous use of several rhythms or meters29) describes a single melodic line without accompaniment30) a division of beats or pulses into unaccented and accented groupings of two beats, three beats, etc.31) describes the architecture and overall organization of a piece of music and is defined by key melodic/harmonic components33) the fundamental pitch or keynote that defines the key center of a piece of music34) defines the tonality and tonal center of a piece of music, and serves to further describe the key signature. Key signature refers to sharps and flats that regulate the tonality and tonal center of a piece of music. The key signature instructs the performer to alter notes by raising or lowering them one half step.35) to change key or tone center36) referring to the rhythmic buoyancy created by the uneven, skipping rhythms that anticipate primary beats and are sometimes a consequence of syncopated rhythms37) Notes added to a four-note seventh chord and designed to enrich the harmony---usually the ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth
 

 

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