Vocabulary – Part 17

12 Tone Music
Music which uses a 12 tone chromatic scale and plays each note from the scale an equal number of times.

Blue Note
A note which is not diatonic to the key such as lowering the third or seventh and sometimes the fifth of a major scale.  Also sometimes called the “worried” note.

Grand Pause
A full ensemble silent pause for an undetermined amount of time.

Cadential Extension
Adding additional material to delay or extend the normal cadence of a song.

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