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a cappella - music performed without the accompaniment of instruments. accent - Emphasis placed on a particular note that gives it more stress than the others.

How a room sounds based on reverberation and other acoustical qualities.

A fast tempo.

A moderate tempo.

hand cymbals made of brass that the player strikes together gently and allow to vibrate.

When the notes of a chord are played individually (or one note at a time) as opposed to simultaneously.

A sign that affects how the music is played and connected together, consisting of accents, slurs, or phrase marks.

To rise in pitch.

backbeat - a consistent rhythm that stresses beats 2 and 4 in common time. In other "common" time signatures, the backbeat will land elsewhere. For example, the backbeat lands on 4 and 10 in 12/8 time.