Music

Timothy S. (United States of America)
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  1. rhythm
    an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
  2. beat
    hit repeatedly
  3. backbeat
    a loud steady beat
  4. downbeat
    the first beat of a musical measure
  5. offbeat
    strikingly unconventional
  6. upbeat
    pleasantly optimistic and cheerful
  7. syncopation
    a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
  8. music
    an artistic form of auditory communication
  9. euphony
    any pleasing and harmonious sounds
  10. singing
    the act of singing vocal music
  11. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  12. music of the spheres
    an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial
  13. harmonize
    bring into accord
  14. orchestrate
    plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
  15. instrument
    the means whereby some act is accomplished
  16. silence
    the state of being quiet (as when no one is speaking)
  17. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  18. audio
    a transmitted signal you can hear
  19. auditory sensation
    the subjective sensation of hearing something
  20. audio frequency
    an audible acoustic wave frequency
  21. frequency
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
  22. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  23. atmosphere
    the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
  24. atmospheric state
    the weather or climate at some place
  25. ambience
    the atmosphere of an environment
  26. aura
    distinctive but intangible quality around a person or thing
  27. air
    a mixture of gases required for breathing
  28. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
Created on Mon Dec 27 07:32:22 EST 2010 (updated Mon Dec 27 07:33:06 EST 2010)

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