| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Harmony | Background music that supports the melody |
| Melody | Main idea/theme of the song |
| Accent | A note that is emphasized more than others |
| Articulation | The specific way you play or sing each note |
| Dynamics | How loud or soft the music is |
| Tempo | How fast or slow the music is |
| Tone | The overall quality of sound that is produced |
| Texture | The interweaving of melodic or harmonic elements in a piece of music |
| Coda | The last part of a piece, brings it to a close |
| Chord | The simultaneous combination of three or more tones that make of a block of melody |
| Phrase | A component of a melody |
| Dimminuendo | Growing softer |
| Ensembles | Musical performing groups |
| Caesura | A break of interruption in music |
| Accidentals | Sharps, double sharps, naturals, flats, double flats |
| Duet | When two people play a song together |
| Flat | Lower in pitch |
| Sharp | Higher in pitch |
| Key Signature | A series of sharps or flats that are designated to be consistently played one semitone higher or lower than the natural notes |
| Time Signature | Tells you what kind and how many notes there are in a measure |
| Metronome | Electrical device that makes a repeated clicking sound used to mark rhythm |
| Ballad | A slow, simple song especially one of sentimental or romantic character and has two or more stanzas played to the same melody |
| Ostinato | A constantly recurring melodic fragment |
| Notation | A system graphically representing organized sound |
| Quartet | A group of four singers or four instrumentalists |
| Trio | A group of three singers or three insturmentalists |
| Rhythm | A pattern of regular or irregular pulses occuring in music caused by strong and weak and harmonic and melodic beats |
| Scale | Notes that are collected from ascending to descending order that provide information for and or to conveniently represent all or part of a musical piece including harmony and melody |
| Suite | A series of instrumental dances, in the same or related keys, usually preceeded by a prelude |
| Symphony | An elaborate composition of music that includes three or more movements written for an orchestra of larger proportions and more varied elements |
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