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1
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Proposition 1

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The basic property of all music is sound

2
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tone

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musical sound

3
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four basic properties to tone

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duration (length), frequency (pitch), amplitude (loudness), timbre (sound quality)

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Proposition 2

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music has to be organized in some way

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Proposition 3

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sound has to be organized by people

6
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Proposition 4

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music is a product of human intention and/or perception

7
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Proposition 5

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the term music is inescapably tied to western culture and its assumptions, can be very ethnocentric

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ethnomusicology

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an interdisciplinary academic field that draws on musicology, anthropology, and other disciplines in order to study the worlds musics

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musicultural phenomenon

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where music as sound and music as culture are mutually reinforcing and are inseperable from each other

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identity

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peoples ideas about who they are and what unites them with or distinguishes them from other peoples ethnicities

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society

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a group of persons regarded as forming a single community of related, interdependent individuals

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culture

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defined mainly by a collective worldview shared by its members

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nation-state

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one whos members share a national society and culture and homeland
ex: canada

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nation

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one who shares a society, culture, and a strong sense of nationhood, but not a nation-state
ex: Palestine

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diaspora

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an international network of communities linked together by identification with a common ancestral homeland and culture. They are not in their homeland and have no guarantee of returning
ex: gypsies, african americans during the slave trade

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ethnic music

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world music that is performed traditionally, usually anonymous

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folk music

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transmitted orally, no composer, performed by custom

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composition

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planning design prior to performance

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interpretation

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when performers alter an existing piece

20
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improv

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composing in the moment of performance

21
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arranging

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taking existing work and turning it into something new (cover)

22
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duration

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how long or short a tone is

23
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frequency

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how high or low a tone is

24
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amplitude

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how loud or soft tones are

25
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timbre

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analogus to the actual sound quality and tone

26
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meter

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the number of beats per measure

27
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free rythym

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when music is nonmetric and has no pulse