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OCTAVE SCALE
A pattern of seven ascending (or A set of notes ordered by pitch.
descending) notes in a scale that In Western music, the notes usually
repeats every eighth note. span an octave.
ORCHESTRA SCORE
A large group of instrumental musicians. A piece of written music, often
In Western music, they are divided into featuring the parts for all the
four main groups: strings, woodwind, individual instruments.
brass, and percussion.
STAVE
PENTATONIC A set of five horizontal lines
Describes music made with a scale representing different pitches on
consisting of five notes instead of which notes are written.
the seven that are used in most
Western music. SYNCOPATED
Refers to an unexpected change to the
PITCH normal rhythm of a piece by stressing
How high or low a note is. beats that are not usually stressed.
QUARTER NOTE TEMPO
A note length usually corresponding to How quickly or slowly a piece of music
one beat. It’s known as a quarter note is played.
because it is one quarter the length of
a whole note, which is the longest note TIME SIGNATURE
usually used in Western musical Two numbers at the start of a musical
notation. Quarter notes are also known piece that show how many beats there
as crotchets. are in each bar. The bottom number
shows the length of each beat and the
RESONATOR top number shows how many beats
Something that naturally resonates, there are in each bar.
or amplifies, sound.
TONAL
RHYTHM Refers to music written in a
The repeated percussive patterns and standard major or minor key,
notes that give music its feel. using conventional harmony.
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