the degree to which the pitch of a note heard is what is correct but not to the degree that the note heard is the wrong note
Intonation
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Key note
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the first note of the scale upon which a piece of music is based
Half note
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a note half the value of a semibreve see Note Values
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…
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…
Flat
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a sign which lowers the pitch of a note by one semitone See flat sign in Note Symbols
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