| Term | Definition |
| balance | one section not louder than another |
| blend | no voice sticking out |
| diction | enunciation in singing |
| intonation | singing in tune |
| tone | the quality of the sound of the note |
| pitch | a note |
| phrase | a musical idea |
| vowel | a sound coming from your vocal tract (mouth, throat, nose) |
| consonant | a sound made when the articulators interrupt the flow of air through the vocal tract |
| unison | a combination of voices at the same pitch |
| a cappella | without accompaniment |
| tempo | rate of speed |
| inside voices | alto, tenor |
| outside voices | soprano, bass |
| diphthong | two vowel sounds that sound like one put together |