World Music Chap 1-3

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Timbre
The tone quality of music
Medium
An object that produces a sound
Pitch
A specific tone/frequency level
Tuning System
The pitches comon to a particular musical tradition
Scale
The pitches used in a particular performance arranged in order
Interval
The difference between two pitches
Range
All the pitches that a voice or istrument can potentially produce
Melody
An organized succession of pitches forming a musical idea
Melodic contour
The general direction and shape of a melody
Rhythm
The relationship of sound durations,
Beat
A regular pulsation
Tempo
The relative rate of speed of the beat
Accent
An emphasized beat
Meter
A system of grouping beats into idividual units
Duple or Triple meter
Free rhythm
Music with no regular pulsation