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cohesive thoughts
phrases
melody and harmony
homophony
the way music moves through time
rhythm
a steady pulse
beat
separates measures
bar lines
harmony sounding tense or unresolved
dissonant
musical punctuation
cadences
the layers of sound and how they interact
texture
sound in organized time
music
three or more pitches sounding simultaneously
chord
keys sounding light and happy
major
flats and sharps
accidentals
keys which sound more ominous
minor
beats are grouped into this
measures
beats arranged in groups of four
quadruple meter
meters with irregular beat
irregular meter
beats arranged in groups of two
duple meter
multiple meters sounding simultaneously
ploymeter
music can grow louder
crescendo
softer music
decrescendo or diminedo
chords and melodies that occur naturally within a given key
diatonic
beats arranged in groups of three
triple meter
the larger structure of music
form
heterophony
a succession of pitches arranged in a particular ascending or descending order, they are built using a series of whole steps and half steps
scales