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1
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Legato/slurred
A
Smoothly with no gaps between the notes
2
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Staccato
A
Each note sharply detached or separate from the others
3
Q
Pizzicato
A
Playing a string instrument by plucking
4
Q
Tremolo
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A very fast repetition of a single note to produce a shivering or shaking effect
5
Q
Arco
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Playing a string instrument with a bow.
6
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Accent
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Momentarily emphasis on a particular rhythm or melodic idea
7
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Chromatic
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A scale of a set of 12 pitches used in tonal music
8
Q
Diatonic
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Any stepwise arrangement of the seven “natural” pitches, forming an octave without altering the established pattern of a key or mode
9
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The blues scale
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A musical scale having intervals that mutate between major and minor and used especially in jazz
