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(intransitive) To mime the action of playing a guitar.
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(music) A short drum solo from the 1969 song "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons, later very widely sampled for use in electronic music genres such as breakbeat and drum and bass.
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(audio) The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
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(music) Any of the even beats in music, as opposed to the odd downbeats
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(music) The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.
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(uncountable, music) A style of a capella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
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(music) The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians.
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Alternative form of beatmix [To transition from playing one song to playing another by adjusting the second track so that its tempo and pitch match the song that is ending, resulting in a seamless flow of music with no break.]
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Alternative form of beatmix [To transition from playing one song to playing another by adjusting the second track so that its tempo and pitch match the song that is ending, resulting in a seamless flow of music with no break.]
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(music) The synchronization of beats in two pieces of music, as performed by a disc jockey in order to mix tracks seamlessly.
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(music) A musical piece or passage consisting of richly textured beats
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(music) A tremolo effect, such as that produced on the piano by vibratory repetition of a note with sustained use of the pedal.
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(music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
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(music, countable) A form of syncopated rhythm prominent in much African music.
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Someone who plays a bugle.
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A notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.
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A short, rhythmically repetitive aria.
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The measure or beat of movement.
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(intransitive, historical) To participate in a carol (a round dance accompanied by singing).
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A technique of remixing hip-hop music by reducing the tempo and then modifying the track by skipping beats, record scratching, etc.
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(music) A simple waltz, written in 1877 by Arthur de Lulli, that serves as a two-finger exercise for beginner piano players.
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(music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
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(obsolete) A lively dance, the galliard, whose steps were regulated by the number five.
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A piece of music in triple time.
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(music, historical) A musical contest between pianists in the stride jazz genre.
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Alternative form of D-beat [(music) A subgenre of hardcore punk.]
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An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
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The use of repeated lengthy droning sounds in music.
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(by extension) A repetitive beating sound.
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(music, uncountable) The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.
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Alternative spelling of five-finger exercise [(music) A musical composition for the piano, designed to require the use of all the fingers of the hand for the purpose of skill development.]
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a style of bluegrass acoustic guitar played with a plectrum.
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(music) Having an insistent rhythm; catchy
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(intransitive) as a musician, to play as a guest, providing an instrument that a band/orchestra does not normally have in its line up (for instance, percussion in a string band)
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(music) Having a strong, fast-paced beat.
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A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently in time with music
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(music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
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Filled with jukebox music.
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To control the beat or rhythm of a song played by a music group.
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(music) A percussion-focused segment of a song, chosen by a hip-hop DJ to manipulate through cutting, mixing and other techniques in order to create rhythmic music.
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(music) Alternative form of rasgueado [(music) A rhythmical strumming technique commonly associated with flamenco guitar music.]
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(music) In terms of riffs
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(music) An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.
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1978, Jan Morris, chapter 9, in Farewell the Trumpets, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, page 193:
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(music) A "springing" stroke in playing the violin.
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(music) To make a smooth transition from one theme to another.
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(music) A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
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(music) Of a stomping style of dance, or music appropriate to such a dance.
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(uncountable, music) A jazz piano style of the 1920s and 1930s. The left hand characteristically plays a four-beat pulse with a single bass note, octave, seventh or tenth interval on the first and third beats, and a chord on the second and fourth beats.
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(music, informal) Achieved by strumming
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(transitive, music) to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation
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(music) The stroke in beating time.
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(music) A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard
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(music) With regard to timbre.
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(of music) Having a pleasing rhythm.
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Alternative form of turntablism [(music) The art of using one or more turntables and mixers to create an original musical piece.]
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(music) The art of using one or more turntables and mixers to create an original musical piece.
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(music) A tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string.
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(slang, music) To practice or rehearse using a musical instrument.
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