device in strict counterpoint where a non-harmonic note is used on an accented beat
Changed note
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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…
Clos
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a cadence in which the last note sounds conclusive; that note, termed the 'final', which is the central note of the melody; t…
Counterpoint
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Theory
Counterpoint is central to baroque and classical repertoire and influences guitar transcription practice. Players often shape…
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…
Bomb
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in jazz and particularly in bop, an unexpectedly loud beat from the drummer on a backbeat, upbeat or irregular eighth note be…
Escape note
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non harmonic note, being approached by a whole step or half step and resolving to a chord note by a leap
Grace note
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ornamental note played quickly before the beat See grace note in Note Symbols
Non-harmonic note
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a note that does not belong to the chord with which it sounds, for example, a passing note