an arpeggiated chord where the notes are played one after the other
Broken chord
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Broken octaves
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where alternate notes are played an octave apart
Block chords
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where the notes of the entire chord are played simultaneously and structured accordingly in succession
Borrowed division
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a term used to describe when a note is divided into an unusual number of smaller notes, for example, when three quarter notes…
Borrowed chord
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use of a chord in a key in which it is not diatonic, or the substitution of a chord from a different key into a work
Changing notes
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non harmonic notes; two notes, one that leaves the chord note by a tone or semitone, then leaps to the next non harmonic note…
Chase
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improvisations where one player performs a melodic riff and other members in the band take up the theme, often adding additio…
Chord
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a group of notes, normally two or more, played simultaneously
Chord Inversion
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Theory
Inversions rearrange chord tones while keeping chord identity. For triads: root position: root in bass first inversion: third…