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Consonance Tone Combination stable/restful Dissonance Tone combination unstable/tense Meter Organization of beats into regular groups Tempo Basic Pace of Music Syncopation -Accenting of a note at an unexpected time, as between two beats o/ weak beat. - Major characteristics of jazz Dynamics Degrees of loudness o/ softness music Monophonic Texture Single melodic line without accompainiment Polyphonic Texture Performance of two o/ more melodic lines of relatively equal interest at the same time. Homophonic Texture Term describing music in which one main melody is accompanied by chords. Imitations Presentation of a melodic idea by one voice o/ instrument that is immediately followed by its restatement by another voice o/ instrument, as in a round Voice Lively tempo Soprano Female voice of high range. Alto (Contralto) Female voice in low range. Tenor Male voice of high range. Bass (1) Male voice of low range. (2) See double