abbreviations
"Tr" - a traditional, usually academic definition or symbol
"Ex-" - example

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PASTING
One of the transformations in Melo-Harmony.

PHRASING
See Alternation

PICK-UP
The notes which precede a (rhythmic) cell of any large rhythmic level (especially the first cell of Level 0).

PICK-UP ASSOCIATION
The Off-beat of a specific level is associated with the following Beat of the same level. This occasionally occurs at smaller levels but is the norm at all the large levels.

PICK-UP GROUPING
Notes grouped with Pick-up Association.

PITCH
One of the 3 Worlds of Music - its Quantitative Dimension is the Frequency of a note and its Qualitative Dimension is the Chrominicism of the note.

PRIMARY NOTES
see Chordal Function

PROCURATION (OF THE MOTRIX)
The opposite of Resolution, an increase in tension
     Procuration from Orbit 0 (0-3), the most natural, from the least tension
     Procuration from Orbit 1 (1-3), more difficult to handle
     Procuration from Orbit 2 (2-3), interrupting the normal 2-1 resolution, convenient but risky

PROPER TONE
see Chordal Function

PROSODY
see Scansion

PUSH
A term used in Chord Symbols for an inferior, ascending, Non-chordal Tone

PYTHAGOREAN TUNING
see Trunk Tuning