| Definition | Answer |
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| Moving by semi-tones up or down | |
| In a Tala, these are the independant rhythm parts that go against the main beat of the cycle creating exciting syncopations | |
| Notes of chords belonging to or literally of a key | |
| The final section of an instrumental raga, a fixed composition | |
| A strong reinforcement of a 4/4 beat by a bass drum | |
| Fifth note of the scale or key, the strongest note after the tonic | |
| Hour glass shaped talking drum held under the arm and played with the hand | |
| Made smaller by a semitone | |
| The solo instruments in a jazz ensemble | |
| An interval larger than an octave; for example a ninth | |
| A time signature where the beat is dotted and subdivides into groups of three | |
| A note repeated or sustained across chord changes | |
| A jazz style requiring virtuosic technique, including fast tempo's and complex harmonies | |
| Notes used that are foreign to the key of the music | |
| The first theme or melody in a piece in Sonato form | |
| Replacing one chord with another | |
| Rhythms that literally cross the usual pattern of accented and unaccented beats creating a regular irregular accents and syncopated effects | |
| Repetitions of a sound after a set time interval, usually at a lower volume | |
| Different ways of 'spelling' the same pitch; for example, B flat and A sharp | |
| A chord in which diatonic notes other than the seventh have been added to the original triad | |
| The chord sequence in a jazz song | |
| A solo voice piece with instrumental accompaniment in an Opera | |
| The simultaneous sounding together of two or more notes | |
| A 'bent' note between the minor and major third | |
| A chord in which one of the notes has been sharpened or flattened to become a chromatic note | |
| The 6 semitones not used in the first hexachord | |
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