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General Musical Terminologies

G

1. Genre
Meaning: A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions.
Examples Of Genres Of Music; Country, Classical, Folk, Reggae, Blues, Jazz. Amongst many others.


R

1. Acoustic Resonance
Meaning: Acoustic resonance is a phenomenon in which an acoustic system amplifies sound waves whose frequency matches one of its own natural frequencies of vibration.
   In more practical explanation. Be in a room with a Guitar, a Piano, a Cello and a violin and ensure they are all tune to standard(Pythagorean tuning). Pick up any of the instrument and sound a G, you would notice, everything tune to a G in that room vibrates. Sometimes it's not very obvious to see, but it's vibrates regardless.


T

1. Tonality
Meaning: Tonality, in music, principle of organizing musical compositions around a central note, the tonic. Generally, any Western or non-Western music periodically returning to a central, or focal, tone exhibits tonality.






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