A cappella
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Singing without accompaniment
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Accent
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Emphasis on a note, word, or phrase
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Articulation
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The way a sound is started and ended
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Attack
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The beginning of a sound
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Breath
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One cycle of inspiration/expiration
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Chord
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Two or more pitches sounding together
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Chromatic
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Moving in half-steps
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Compound meter
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Meter that is made up of simple meters 2/4+3/4
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Counting
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Mentally breaking down a rhythm into divisions
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Diatonic
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Moving within a key without changes
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Diction
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Correct and clear pronunciation of consonants
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Dipthong
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Two or more vowel sounds blended together
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Dynamics
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Relative loudness or softness
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Embouchure
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Mouth position in brass and woodwinds
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Harmony
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The system of moving from chord to chord
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Homophonic
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A style where all parts have the same rhythm
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Intonation
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Being in tune with accompaniment or others
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Key--major
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Based on a scale of w/w/h/w/w/w/h steps
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Key--minor
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Based on a scale of w/h/w/w/h/w/w steps
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Melody
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Pitches in sequence that form a pattern
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Meter
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The division of time into units
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Phrase
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Notes played or sung in one breath
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Pitch
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The highness or lowness of sound measured in Hz.
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Placement
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Vocal term--where the sound is placed in the head
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Polyphonic
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Where each part has an independent rhythm
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Posture
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Sitting/standing correctly and efficiently
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Pulse
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Feeling where the beat is
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Release
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How a sound is ended
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Rhythm
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How a sound is placed in time
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Sacred
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Music that is written for spiritual or religious use
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Secular
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Music that is written for entertainment
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Slur
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Playing a series of pitches without tonguing
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Solfege
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Italian system of pitch and interval ear training
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Tempo
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The speed at which a regular pulse is repeated
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Tone color/Timbre
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The relative brightness or darkness of a sound
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Tongue
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To start a sound with the tongue on reed or mthpce
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Unison
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Everyone on the same pitch
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