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Notation & Direction
Notation, Performance and Expression terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Balance | proper blending and all parts are heard equally |
| Consonants | letters that are not vowels |
| Diphthong | a vowel sound that can be broken into two sounds |
| Ennunciation | clear pronunciation of all sounds |
| Pitch | relative "highness" or "lowness" of sounds in music |
| Rhythm | the pattern of long and short sounds and silences |
| Time Signature | the 2 numbers at the beginning of a piece of music indicating number of beats per measure and type of note that gets one beat |