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Music Terms Section

This is a section that is vastly incomplete. I wish I could say when I will take the time to continue updating it. The definitions have been gleaned from a variety of souces, especially the Harvard Dictionary of Music, the Essential Dictionary of Music, Barron's AP Music Theory, a variety of music theory textbooks, and the internet.

Rhythm and Meter
Scales, Keys, and Modes

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