the interval of the augmented 4th, two notes three whole tones apart
Tritone
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Triplet
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A group of three notes of equal time value performed in the time of two. One or two of the notes may be rests of equal value.…
Tres
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a Cuban guitar like instrument with three pairs of strings (occasionally, three sets of three strings). strummed to accompany…
Tetrachords
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the two groups of four notes that make up the two halves of a major or minor scale
Unison
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the interval between two identical notes
Augmented chord
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a chord that has an augmented interval between its highest and lowest notes
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…
Diatonic interval
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the interval between any two notes that both appear in the major or minor scales of the prevailing keynote
Dyad
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a term applied to two notes, in the same way that a triad is a term applied to three notes