MUS 20A SEMESTER FINAL Practice

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Chord

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A chord is three or more pitches played at the same time.

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Diatonic

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Diatonic means that the melody is constructed using the notes of the key/scale without chromatic alteration.

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Consonance

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Combination of two or more notes that creates a musically PLEASING sound. (sounds good)

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Dissonance

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Combination of two or more notes that creates a musically DISPLEASING sound. (sounds bad)

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Conjunct motion

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Music that moves mostly by stepwise motion (moves like a wave)

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Disjunct motion

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Music that moves by large ascending and descending leaps/skips between notes. (think spikes)

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Triad

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A stack of THREE pitches

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Chord tone (in melody)

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Melodic notes that use the same pitches as the chord that is being played.

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Non-chord tone (in melody)

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Melodic notes that are NOT the same pitches as the chord that is being played.

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Passing tone (in melody)

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A non-chord tone that fills in the space between two different chord tones (can be played ascending or descending).