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1
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Phrase

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A musical sentence

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2
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Everyone playing the same rhythms

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Rhythmic unison

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3
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Tonic

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The first note in a scale

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4
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Primary triads

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1,4 and 5

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5
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3 notes played at the same time

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Triad

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6
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Triplet

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3 notes in the time of 2

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7
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Major

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Tonality

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Antiphonal

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Texture

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9
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What is the meaning of antiphonal

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Q and a

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10
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Sequence

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Melodic device

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Syncopation

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Rhythmic device

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12
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Pedal

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Me

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13
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Pizzicato

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Performing techniques

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14
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Legato

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Articulation

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Allegretto

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Tempo

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16
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Hemiola

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H

17
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Power chord

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Harmony

18
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Cadence

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Harmony

19
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Crescendo

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Dynamics

20
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Diatonic

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Harmony

21
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What does diatonic mean

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Only notes found in the scale (non chromatic)

22
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Which of the following would be the best description of tonality to be used in a mystery film

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Mix of minor and major

23
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Which tempo marking would be used in an action movie

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A

24
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Villain

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Lox, chromatic and descending

25
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Not a character feeling isolated

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Perfect cadence

26
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Term for music that tells a story

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27
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Riff

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A short repeated phrase