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Traditional Music: Key Terms
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- 1Drum FillA short flourish used to fill a gap in phrasing
- 2SyncopationWhere stress is applied to offbeat
- 3AntiphonalA musical texture where the music is sung or played by alternate groups
- 4VibratoA musical effect consisting of a regular, pulsating change of pitch
- 5Transposing InstrumentA transposing instrument is a musical instrument whose music is notated at a pitch different from the pitch that actually sounds
- 6Counter-melodyA secondary melody played in counterpoint with the primary melody
- 7Lip TrillsWhen a trumpet player uses their lips to trill instead of the valves
- 8BridgeIn song-writing, a bridge is usually a contrasting section performed before returning to a verse or chorus. Can also be called a Middle 8
- 9Inverted chordsChords where any note from the chord appears as the lowest in
pitch other than the root - 10Pitch BendA smooth uninterrupted glide in passing from one tone to another
- 11ImprovisationImmediate ("in the moment") musical composition
- 12TremoloA wavering effect in a musical tone
- 13ClaveA repeated rhythmic pattern used as the basis of Afro-Cuban music
- 14AnacrusisUnstressed notes at the beginning of a phrase of music
- 15Wah-wah PedalAn effect pedal for the guitar
- 16GlissandoA continuous slide upwards or downwards between two notes
- 17MordentRapid alternation of a note with the note immediately below or above it in the scale (sometimes further distinguished as lower mordent and upper mordent)
- 18TurnA musical flourish that expands the initial single note into a series of four notes
- 19FalsettoA male voice that's artificially high
- 20RiffA repeated melody that follows the
chord pattern - 21AugmentationExtending a musical idea rhythmically
- 22CongasTall wooden drums - Latin percussion instruments
- 23Double TrackingRecording the same identical musical phrase twice on different tracks to produce
a chorus type effect - 24FeedbackUsing the amplifier to set up vibration with the strings on electric guitar
producing a howling effect - 25FusionMusic that combines different forms and genres
- 26SequenceRepetition of a music motif or melodic phrase at a higher or lower pitch
- 27TimbalesShallow single-headed drums with a metal casing
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