five-note, two-bar rhythmic pattern which generates rhythmic measurement and is the foundation and backbone of salsa
Clave
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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…
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…
Circle of fifths
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chain of intervals. each interval a fifth, after passing through every note of the scale returns to a note, several octaves d…
Combination note
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third note heard when two notes are played simultaneously, resultant tone
Common note
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a note that remains the same between two different chords
Chachachá
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considered to be the first chachachá, in 1953. As a dance, cha cha became popular in the 1950s and 1960s and is descended fro…
Canon
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a musical form in which a (second, third, fourth, ….) line starting later than the one before it matches it note for note but…
Cut time
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quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two See cut time in Elements of a Musical Score see in T…