Note a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference. Pitch to set at a particular pitch, or determine the key or keynote of (a melody). Dynamics variation and gradation in the volume of musical sound. Timbre the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice; tone color. Treble Clef a sign that locates the G above middle C, placed on the second line of the staff, counting up; G clef Bass Clef a symbol placed on the fourth line of a staff to indicate that the fourth line of the staff corresponds to the F next below middle C; F clef. Consonance a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of repose. Dissonance a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of unrest and needing completion. Beat to mark (time) by strokes, as with the hand or a metronome. Meter the rhythmic element as measured by division into parts of equal time value. Accent a stress or emphasis given to certain notes. Syncopation a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats. Tempo relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome. Chord a feeling or emotion Scale sequence of musical notes in ascending and descending order that provides material for or is used to conveniently represent part or all of a musical work including melody and/or harmony Key the relationship perceived between all tones in a given unit of music and a single tone or a keynote; tonality. Form the organization, placement, or relationship of basic elements, as lines and colors in a painting or volumes and voids in a sculpture, so as to produce a coherent image; the formal structure of a work of art. Definitions of music
MUSIC 