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Experiencing Music

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Accompaniment
A musical background usually provided for a melody
arrangement
An existing piece of music reworked with new orchestration, typically retaining the same style/genre.
Beat
the underlying pulse found in most music
composition
An original piece of music.
consonance
Intervals that are considered to be "in harmony" and are pleasant and agreeable to listen to.
cover
A new performance or recording of a previously recorded, commercially released piece of music by someone other than the original artist or composer. The style/genre can vary.
dissonance
Intervals that are considered to not be "in harmony" and cause tension or friction.
dynamics
The "louds and softs" of music (i.e., volume as notated or perceived in a piece of music)
form
How a piece of music is organized
harmony
Intervals that produce chords or chord progressions that have a pleasing effect.
improvisation
The creation or performance of new music spontaneously, without the use of preparation.
measure
A section in music between two barlines that determines a specific amount of beats.
melody
A monophonic, linear succession of musical notes that produces a distinct musical phrase or idea.
melodic contour
The shape of the melody, defined by pitch on the Y axis and rhythm and duration on the X axis.
orchestration
The assignment of specific sounds (e.g., instruments, vocal sounds, body percussion) to different parts of the music
ostinato
A brief repeating pattern
phrase
a complete musical thought
programmatic music
A type of music that creates an extra-musical narrative or idea
rhythm
A combination of sounds and silences of different durations or lengths
tempo
The speed of the beat in a piece of music
texture
layers of sound in music; often described as thick or thin
timbre
Musical color
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