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100

Consonant 

being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making discord

100

Dissonant 

a combination of sounds thought to be in harmonious (often ones intentionally to be so)

200

Accent

this is the emphasis placed on a musical sound

200

Meter

this is the aural aspect of music in which a certain number of beats are grouped together 

300

Measure

represents the division of beats into defined groups separated by a bar 

300

Improvisation 

spontaneous musical invention where the individual is making up and creating their music as they perform (not strictly following any sheet music) 

400

Ostinato 

a repeated musical figure 

400

Syncopation

this is where the accents on the beats occur on the weak beats or in-between the beats

500

Time Signature 

an indication of rhythm following a clef, generally expressed as a fraction with the denominator (bottom) defining the beat as the division of a whole note and the numerator (top) giving the number of beats in each bar 

500

Minor Scale

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