| Definition | Answer |
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| The final section of an instrumental raga, a fixed composition | |
| A sustained or repeated note (S) on the dominant note of the key | |
| Indian system of master-pupil teaching | |
| Notes used that are foreign to the key of the music | |
| Moving by semi-tones up or down | |
| Instruction for music to be performed in a singing style | |
| Replacing one chord with another | |
| A solo voice piece with instrumental accompaniment in an Opera | |
| A time signature where the beat is dotted and subdivides into groups of three | |
| A note repeated or sustained across chord changes | |
| Different ways of 'spelling' the same pitch; for example, B flat and A sharp | |
| Doubling or more of the original note values | |
| The 6 semitones not used in the first hexachord | |
| 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 | |
| A 'bent' note between the minor and major third | |
| Notes of chords belonging to or literally of a key | |
| Abbreviation of equalisation, electronically cutting or boosting specific frequencies in a sound | |
| A studio effect ranging from subtle swirling sounds to jet plane effects | |
| A chord in which one of the notes has been sharpened or flattened to become a chromatic note | |
| A linking passage often used to change the key of the music (modulate) in preparation for the second subject | |
| The chord sequence in a jazz song | |
| Made smaller by a semitone | |
| Short music ideas | |
| The last section of a vocal raga; a fixed composition in the form of a song | |
| In a Tala, these are the independant rhythm parts that go against the main beat of the cycle creating exciting syncopations | |
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