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Vocab Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Timbre | the color of a musical sound |
| tempo | the speed of the beat |
| syncopation | rhythmic conflict that occurs when accents don't coincide with the beats |
| backbeat | a percussive sound that occurs on the second and fourth beats of a four-beat measure |
| melody | a group of pitches heard as a series is called a melodic line |
| riffs | a short 2-7 note rhythmically interesting, often syncopated, melodic idea |
| harmony | the study of chords and chord progressions |
| chord | a group of pitches heard simultaneously |
| arpeggio | a chord whose pitches are heard one after another instead of at the same time |
| chord progression | a series of chords |
| texture | the relationship of the parts in a musical performance |
| form | organization of the music in time |
| call and response | regular alternation of two contrasting sounds |