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A basic rhythmic pattern that provides the foundation for the complex rhythms played by multiple drums.

• Clave

• Beat

A question-and-answer pattern in which a group responds to a leader. In music we do this with singing or instruments.

• Call & Response

• Melody

A style of “art” music that stands apart from traditional or popular music.

• Form

• Classical Music

A variety of contrast (s) such as tempo (contrasting fast to slow), timbre (contrasting strings to brass or strings to woodwinds), dynamics (contrasting loud to soft), and meter/time (contrasting duple to triple).

• Contrast & Variety

• Canon

An intentionally organized succession of musical tones.

• Form

• Melody

The structure and design of a composition/music, incorporating repetition, contrast, unity, and variety.

• Pitch

• Form

A musical form where parts enter at different times but have the same melody throughout.

• Canon

• Beat

A steady recurring pulse.

• Timbre

• Beat

The highness or lowness of sound determined by its frequency of vibration.

• Pitch

• Timbre

Term designating a particular type of music with a distinctive form or sound.

• Genre

• Timbre