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musical material, or composition, as held in western classical music. Even when music is notated precisely, there are still many decisions that a performer has to make. The process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been Music Theory Dictionary previously composed and Music Theory Dictionary notated is termed interpretation. Different performers' interpretations of the same music can Music Theory Dictionary vary widely. Composers and song writers who present their Music Theory Dictionary own music are interpreting, just as much as those Music Theory Dictionary who Music Theory Dictionary perform the music of others Music Theory Dictionary or Music Theory Dictionary folk music. The standard body of choices and techniques present at a given time and a given place is referred to as performance practice, where as Music Theory Dictionary interpretation Music Theory Dictionary is generally used

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to mean either individual choices of a performer, Music Theory Dictionary or an aspect of music which is not clear, and therefore has a "standard" interpretation. In some musical genres, such as jazz and blues, even more Music Theory Dictionary freedom Music Theory Dictionary is given to the performer to engage in improvisation on a basic melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic framework. The greatest latitude is given Music Theory Dictionary to the performer in a style of performing called free improvisation, which Music Theory Dictionary is material that is Music Theory Dictionary spontaneously "thought of" (imagined) while being Music Theory Dictionary performed, not preconceived. According to the analysis of Georgiana Costescu,[citation needed] improvised music usually follows stylistic or genre conventions and even "fully Music Theory Dictionary composed" includes some freely chosen Music Theory Dictionary material. Composition does not always mean Music Theory Dictionary the use Music Theory Dictionary of notation, or the known sole authorship of one individual. Music can Music Theory Dictionary also Music Theory Dictionary be Music Theory Dictionary determined by describing a "process" which may Music Theory Dictionary create musical sounds; examples of this range from wind chimes, through computer programs which select sounds. Music which contains elements selected by chance is called Aleatoric music, and is associated with such composers as John Cage, Morton Feldman, and Music Theory Dictionary Witold Lutoslawski. Musical composition is a Music Theory Dictionary term that describes the composition of a piece of music. Music Theory Dictionary Methods of composition vary widely from one composer to another, however in analysing music all forms � spontaneous, trained, Music Theory Dictionary or untrained � are built from elements comprising a musical piece. Music can be composed for repeated Music Theory Dictionary performance or it can be Music Theory Dictionary improvised: composed on the spot. The music can be performed entirely from memory, from a written Music Theory Dictionary system Music Theory Dictionary of musical Music Theory Dictionary notation, or some combination of both. Study of composition has traditionally been dominated by examination Music Theory Dictionary of methods and practice of Western classical music, but the definition of composition is broad enough to include spontaneously improvised works like those Music Theory Dictionary of Music Theory Dictionary free jazz performers and Music Theory Dictionary African drummers. What is important in Music Theory Dictionary understanding the composition of

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a piece is singling out its elements. An understanding of music's formal Music Theory Dictionary elements can be helpful Music Theory Dictionary in deciphering exactly how a piece is constructed. A universal element of music is how sounds occur in time, which is referred Music Theory Dictionary to as the rhythm of a piece of music. When a piece Music Theory Dictionary appears to have a changing time-feel, it is considered to Music Theory Dictionary be in rubato time, an Italian expression that indicates that the tempo of the piece changes to suit the expressive intent of the performer. Even random placement of random sounds, which occurs in musical montage, occurs within some kind of time, and thus Music Theory Dictionary employs time as a Music Theory Dictionary musical element. Notation is the written Music Theory Dictionary expression of music notes and Music Theory Dictionary rhythms on paper using symbols. When music is written down, the pitches and rhythm of the music is notated, along with instructions on how to perform the music. The study of how to read notation involves music theory, harmony, the study of performance practice, and Music Theory Dictionary in some cases an

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understanding of historical performance methods. Written notation varies with style and period of music. In Western Art music, the most common types of written notation are scores, which include all the music parts of an ensemble piece, and parts, which are the Music Theory Dictionary music notation for the individual performers or singers. In popular music, jazz, and blues, the standard musical notation is the lead sheet, which notates the melody, chords, lyrics (if it is a vocal piece), and structure of the music. Scores and parts are also used in

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popular music and jazz, particularly in large Music Theory Dictionary ensembles Music Theory Dictionary such as jazz "big bands." In popular music, guitarists and electric bass players often read

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music notated in tablature, which indicates the location of the notes to be played on the instrument using Music Theory Dictionary a diagram of the guitar Music Theory Dictionary or bass fingerboard. Tabulature was also used in the Baroque era to notate music for the lute, a stringed, fretted instrument. Notated music is produced as sheet music. To perform music from notation requires an understanding of both the Music Theory Dictionary musical style and the performance practice that is associated with a piece Music Theory Dictionary of music or genre. Improvisation is the Music Theory Dictionary creation of spontaneous music. Music Theory Dictionary Improvisation is often considered an act of instantaneous composition by composers, where compositional techniques Music Theory Dictionary are employed with or without preparation. Music theory encompasses the nature and mechanics of music. It often involves identifying patterns that govern composers' techniques. In

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a more detailed sense, music theory (in the western system) also Music Theory Dictionary distills Music Theory Dictionary and analyzes the elements of music � rhythm, harmony (harmonic Music Theory Dictionary function), melody, structure, and texture. People who study these properties are known Music Theory Dictionary as music theorists. The field of music cognition involves the study of many aspects of music including how it Music Theory Dictionary is processed Music Theory Dictionary by listeners. Rather than accepting the Music Theory Dictionary standard practices of Music Theory Dictionary analyzing, composing, and performing music Music Theory Dictionary as a given, much research in music cognition seeks instead to uncover the mental processes that underlie Music Theory Dictionary these Music Theory Dictionary practices. Also, research in the field seeks to uncover commonalities between the musical traditions of disparate cultures and possible cognitive "constraints" that limit these musical systems. Music Theory Dictionary Questions Music Theory Dictionary regarding musical innateness, and emotional responses to music are also major areas of research in the field. Deaf people can Music Theory Dictionary experience music Music Theory Dictionary by feeling the vibrations in their body, a process Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya Music Mp3 which can be enhanced if the individual holds a resonant, hollow Music Theory Dictionary object. A well-known deaf musician is the composer Ludwig Music Theory Dictionary van Beethoven, who Music Theory Dictionary composed many famous works

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even after he had completely lost his hearing. Recent examples of deaf musicians include Evelyn Glennie, Music Theory Dictionary a highly acclaimed percussionist who has been deaf since Music Theory Dictionary age twelve, and Music Theory Dictionary Chris Buck, a virtuoso violinist who has lost his hearing. This Music Theory Dictionary is relevant because it indicates

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that music is Music Theory Dictionary a deeper Music Theory Dictionary cognitive process Music Theory Dictionary than unexamined phrases such as, "pleasing to the Music Theory Dictionary ear" would suggest. Much research in music cognition seeks to uncover these complex mental processes involved in listening to music, which may seem intuitively simple, yet are vastly intricate and complex.The music that composers make can be heard through several media; the most traditional way is to Music Theory Dictionary hear it live, in the presence, or as one of the musicians. Live music can also be broadcast over Music Theory Dictionary the radio, television or the internet. Some musical styles focus on producing a sound for a performance, while others focus on producing a recording which mixes together sounds which Music Theory Dictionary were never played "live". Recording, even of styles which Music Theory Dictionary are essentially Music Theory Dictionary live, often uses Music Theory Dictionary the ability to edit and splice to produce Music Theory Dictionary recordings which are considered better than the actual performance. As talking pictures emerged in the early 20th

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century, with their prerecorded musical tracks, an increasing number of moviehouse orchestra musicians found themselves out of work.[6] During the 1920s live musical Music Theory Dictionary performances by orchestras, pianists, and Music Theory Dictionary theater organists Music Theory Dictionary were Music Theory Dictionary common at first-run theaters[7] With the coming of the Music Theory Dictionary talking motion pictures, those featured performances were largely eliminated. The AFM took out newspaper advertisements protesting the replacement of live musicians with mechanical playing devices. One 1929 ad that appeared in the Pittsburgh Press features an image of a Music Theory Dictionary can labeled "Canned Music / Big Noise Brand / Guaranteed to Produce No Intellectual or Emotional Music Theory Dictionary Reaction Whatever" Since Music Theory Dictionary legislation introduced to help protect performers, composers, Music Theory Dictionary publishers and producers, including the Music Theory Dictionary Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 in the United States, and the 1979 revised Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works in the United Kingdom, recordings and live performances have also become more accessible through computers, devices and internet in a Music Theory Dictionary form that is commonly known as music-on-demand. In many cultures, there is Music Theory Dictionary less distinction between performing and listening to music, since virtually everyone is involved in some sort of musical activity, often communal. In industrialised countries, listening to music through a Music Theory Dictionary recorded form, such as sound Music Theory Dictionary recording or watching a music video, became more common than experiencing live performance, Music Theory Dictionary roughly in the middle of Music Theory Dictionary the 20th century. Sometimes, live performances incorporate prerecorded sounds. For example, a DJ Music Theory Dictionary uses disc records for scratching, and some 20th-century Music Theory Dictionary works have a solo for an instrument or voice that is performed along with music that is prerecorded onto a

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tape. Computers and

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many

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keyboards can be programmed to produce and play MIDI music. Audiences can also Music Theory Dictionary become performers by participating in Karaoke, an activity of Japanese origin which centres Music Theory Dictionary around a device that plays voice-eliminated versions of well-known songs. Most karaoke machines

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also have video Music Theory Dictionary screens that show lyrics to songs being performed; performers can Music Theory Dictionary follow the lyrics as they sing over the instrumental tracks. The advent of the Music Theory Dictionary Internet has transformed the experience of music, partly through the increased ease of access to music and the increased choice. Chris Anderson, in his book Music Theory Dictionary The Long Tail: Why the future of business is selling less of more, suggests that while the economic model of supply and demand describes scarcity, the Internet retail model is based on abundance. Music Theory Dictionary Digital storage costs are low, so a company can afford to make its whole inventory available online, giving Music Theory Dictionary customers as much choice as possible. It has thus become economically viable to offer products that very few people are interested in. Consumers' growing awareness of their increased choice results in a closer association between listening Music Theory Dictionary tastes and social identity, and the creation of thousands of Music Theory Dictionary niche markets. Another effect of the Internet arises with online communities like Youtube and Myspace. Myspace has made social networking with Music Theory Dictionary other musicians easier, and greatly facilitates the distribution of one's music. Youtube also has a large community of both amateur and Music Theory Dictionary professional musicians who post videos and

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comments. Professional musicians also use Youtube as a free publisher of promotional material. Youtube users, for example, no longer only download and listen to mp3s, but also actively create their own.

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According to Tapscott and Williams, there has been a shift from Music Theory Dictionary a traditional Music Theory Dictionary consumer role to what they call a "prosumer" role, a consumer who both creates and consumes. Manifestations of this in music include the production of mashes, remixes, and music videos by fans.