| Definition | Answer |
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| Notes used that are foreign to the key of the music | |
| A time signature where the beat is dotted and subdivides into groups of three | |
| Fifth note of the scale or key, the strongest note after the tonic | |
| A studio effect ranging from subtle swirling sounds to jet plane effects | |
| A linking passage often used to change the key of the music (modulate) in preparation for the second subject | |
| Notes of chords belonging to or literally of a key | |
| The final section of an instrumental raga, a fixed composition | |
| A chord in which one of the notes has been sharpened or flattened to become a chromatic note | |
| A 'bent' note between the minor and major third | |
| The chord sequence in a jazz song | |
| Replacing one chord with another | |
| The solo instruments in a jazz ensemble | |
| A mingling or blending together of more than one musical style | |
| In a Tala, these are the independant rhythm parts that go against the main beat of the cycle creating exciting syncopations | |
| literally an ornament - 'a crushed note' played as quickly as possible before the main note | |
| Any chord which contains an augmented interval that is a chord where the interval of the notes is extended by a semi-tone | |
| Indian flute without keys | |
| A jazz style requiring virtuosic technique, including fast tempo's and complex harmonies | |
| Made smaller by a semitone | |
| A chord made up of super imposed minor third intervals | |
| A chord with the third in the bass | |
| Hour glass shaped talking drum held under the arm and played with the hand | |
| A jazz style popular in the 1920's and 1930's in which the pieces were generally written for a large ensemble to be played in dance halls | |
| Rhythms that literally cross the usual pattern of accented and unaccented beats creating a regular irregular accents and syncopated effects | |
| Double headed drum (in several different sizes) played with sticks | |
| Different ways of 'spelling' the same pitch; for example, B flat and A sharp | |
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