melody
series of pitches that form a tune.
harmony
supporting pitches that accumpany a melody.
pitch
the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.
Phrase
smaller sections of the melody
Rhythm
a pattern of regular or irregalar pulses.
beat
a pulse of time
Rest
interval of silence in pieces of music, marked by symbols indicating the length of the pause
Tempo
the rate at which beats occur, speed of music
Subdivision
the beat means to play at the rhythmic points in-between beats.
dynamics
refers to the volume of a sound or note
staccato
performed with each note sharply detached or separated from the others.
tenuto
(especially as a direction) with a note or chord held for its full time value or slightly more.
Fermata
a pause of unspecified length on a note or rest.
Ties
are associated with rhythm some space same pita
slur
are associated with phrasing different pitches
Timbre/ Tone Color
the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distant from its and intensity
Contour
the shape of a melody, can be described using adjectives such as jagged, smooth, jumpy, flow, etc.
Conjunct
A melody moving mainly in steps
Disjunct
A melody moving mainly in leaps
Phrasing
A small musical sentence, usually heard when the singer takes a small breath or break between small sections of the melody
Melisma
Two or more notes notes sung on a syllable
Sequence
a repetittion of a phrase at a higher or lower pitch, rhythmic and melodic contour remain the same in each phrase
Aria
Italian for song
Motive
A short melodic idea
passing note
a term given to a note/group of notes that fill inthe gaps between the main notes of the melody often producing a smoother melody
Range
the number of notes performed by a melodic instrument, usually described as small, narrow, medium, large or extensive
Register
the placement of a melodic instruments' "Voice" on the stave usually descibed as lower bass, baritone, tenor, alto, saprano, etc.
Treble
The notes on the stave that are above middle C.
Bass
The notes on the stave that are below middle C.
Balanced
A phrase that is even on both sides, can also be described as symmetrical or even.