| Definition | Answer |
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| Rhythms that literally cross the usual pattern of accented and unaccented beats creating a regular irregular accents and syncopated effects | |
| Indian system of master-pupil teaching | |
| A chord in which one of the notes has been sharpened or flattened to become a chromatic note | |
| The last section of a vocal raga; a fixed composition in the form of a song | |
| The first theme or melody in a piece in Sonato form | |
| The simultaneous sounding together of two or more notes | |
| Abbreviation of equalisation, electronically cutting or boosting specific frequencies in a sound | |
| A chord made up of super imposed minor third intervals | |
| Hour glass shaped talking drum held under the arm and played with the hand | |
| Two chords at the end of a musical phrase. The 4 types are: Perfect, Imperfect, Interrupted, Plagal. | |
| The final section of an instrumental raga, a fixed composition | |
| Music in which notes are used that are not in the key of the piece | |
| A 'bent' note between the minor and major third | |
| A chord in which diatonic notes other than the seventh have been added to the original triad | |
| A strong reinforcement of a 4/4 beat by a bass drum | |
| The opening unmetred and improvised section of a raga | |
| Goblet shaped drum from West Africa | |
| Double headed drum (in several different sizes) played with sticks | |
| A jazz style requiring virtuosic technique, including fast tempo's and complex harmonies | |
| In a Tala, these are the independant rhythm parts that go against the main beat of the cycle creating exciting syncopations | |
| Instruction for music to be performed in a singing style | |
| A time signature where the beat is dotted and subdivides into groups of three | |
| Made smaller by a semitone | |
| The solo instruments in a jazz ensemble | |
| A chord with the third in the bass | |
| A linking passage often used to change the key of the music (modulate) in preparation for the second subject | |
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