central pitch of a piece of music, often the note on which a musical work ends
Final
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Flat
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a sign which lowers the pitch of a note by one semitone See flat sign in Note Symbols
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
Ganze Note
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German
whole note see Note Values
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…
Grace note
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ornamental note played quickly before the beat See grace note in Note Symbols
Harmonics (Natural and Artificial)
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Technique
Natural harmonics are produced at specific open string nodes (often 12th, 7th, and 5th frets). Artificial harmonics combine a…
Intonation
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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