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, chord two or more notes played at the same time
consonance notes sound nice together
dissonance notes don't sound nice together
interval distance between two pitches
scale succession of intervals; 3 main types - major, minor, chromatic
melody succession of notes
phrase short melody, natural to take breath at end
motive short succession of notes to create unity
theme similar to motive but longer
harmony enhances or supports the melody
key organizes the composition
tonic first note of each scale, aka the most prevalent note
modulation music moves from one key to another
tonality music has a distinct tonic
atonality music avoids maintaining a tonic
chord progression series of chords occur
cadence last few chords in a chord progression
rhythm how music occurs with time
beat a recurring pulse
measure unit of musical time