Popular Music Flashcards by Kit Bell

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Melody - R—

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Riff

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Melody - p—

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Pitch bend

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Melody - m—

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Melisma

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Melody - h—

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Hook

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Melody - s—

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Slide

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Melody - g—

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Glissando

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Melody - I—

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Improv

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Melody - o—

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Ostinato

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Melody - b—

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Blue notes

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Harmony - p—

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Power chords

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Harmony -s—

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Stock chord progressions

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Harmony - p-

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Pentatonic

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Harmony - m—

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Modal

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Harmony - b—

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Blues scale

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Structure - i/o—

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Intro/outtro

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Structure - v—

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Verse

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Structure - c—

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Chorus

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Structure - b—

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Break

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Structure - 12–

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12 bar blues

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Structure - d—

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Drum fills

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Sonority - s—

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Standard contemporary instruments

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Sonority - s—

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Specific instrument types

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Sonority - v—

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Vocal timbres

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Tempo, metre and rhythm - g—

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Groove

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Tempo, metre and rhythm - s—

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Syncopation

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Tempo, metre and rhythm - s—

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Shuffle or swing