pair or more of strings tuned to the same note or an octave apart
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Common note
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a note that remains the same between two different chords
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…
Dot
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placed above or below the notehead it indicates a staccato, placed immediately after a note it indicates that the note should…
Double stem
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when two voices or parts are written on the same staff and play the same note
Gottuvadhyam
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instrument played in Southern India with six playing strings which pass over the top of the instrument, three drone strings a…
Grace note
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ornamental note played quickly before the beat See grace note in Note Symbols
Homophone
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two strings tuned to produce the same note