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  2. Pitched percussion instrument - Wikipedia

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    A pitched percussion instrument (also known as a melodic or tuned percussion instrument) is a percussion instrument used to produce musical notes of one or more pitches, as opposed to an unpitched percussion instrument which is used to produce sounds of indefinite pitch. [1] Pitching of percussion instruments is achieved through a variety of means.

  3. Glissando - Wikipedia

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    A note is commonly bent to a higher pitch on fretted instruments literally by bending the string with excess finger pressure, and to a lower pitch on harmonica (a free-reed aerophone) by altering the vocal tract to shift the resonance of the reed. [10] On brass instruments such as the trumpet, the note is bent by using the lip.

  4. Melodic motion - Wikipedia

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    Melodic motion: ascending vs. descending X conjunct vs. disjunct. Melodic motion is the quality of movement of a melody, including nearness or farness of successive pitches or notes in a melody. This may be described as conjunct or disjunct, stepwise, skipwise or no movement, respectively. See also contrapuntal motion. In a conjunct melodic ...

  5. Melodic fission - Wikipedia

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    Melodic fission occurring in mm 1-2 of the Allemande from J.S. Bach's violin partita in B minor (BWV 1002). [1] Red and blue have been used to denote the two separate streams. In music cognition , melodic fission (also known as melodic or auditory streaming , or stream segregation ), is a phenomenon in which one line of pitches (an auditory ...

  6. Harmonica - Wikipedia

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    The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica include diatonic, chromatic, tremolo, octave, orchestral, and bass versions.

  7. Column: Meet the voice coach who's become a 'spiritual guru ...

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    For actors like Butler, White, Zellweger and Chalamet, who need to channel a well-known voice the first step is being aware of the voice they have. “We start with voice lessons so they ...

  8. String bending - Wikipedia

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    Bending is an important component in the style of several renowned players, such as Eric Clapton, who uses copious amounts of string bending to articulate blues licks and Buck Trent, who electrified a solid body electric banjo and implemented tuner keys and D and B benders in country music.

  9. Miley Cyrus sued over allegations her hit song 'Flowers ... - AOL

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    Miley Cyrus, who garnered commercial and critical acclaim for her hit song "Flowers," has been sued and accused of copying a Bruno Mars hit.