terminology Flashcards
1
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Downbeat
A
An accented beat usually the first of the bar.
2
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Upbeat
A
An unaccented beat preceding an accented beat
3
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Off beat
A
Not coinciding with the beat
4
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Syncopation
A
A shifting of the normal accented, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats
5
Q
Melisma
A
A group of notes sung to one syllable of text
6
Q
Form
A
Arrangement in structure of a musical piece
7
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Turnaround
A
Is a passage at the end of a section which leads to the next section
8
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Cadence
A
The ending of a phrase precieved as a harmonic change
