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| the regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time. |
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| the organization of beats into regular groups. |
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| the stressing of a note, for example, by playing it somewhat louder than the surrounding notes. |
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| In musical notation, a vertical line through the staffs to mark the measure. |
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| A meter in which the main beats are not subdivided, or are subdivided into two e.g. 2/4, ¾, 4/4. |
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| A meter consisting of one accented beat alternating with one unaccented beat: one two one two. |
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| A meter consisting of one accented beat alternating with two unaccented beats: one two three one two three |
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| A meter in which the main beats are subdivided into three, e.g. 6/8—one two three four five six. |
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| the speed of the beat; the basic pace of the music. |
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| smooth, connected style of articulation. |
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| a short, detached style of articulation. |
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| In musical notation, the numbers on the staff at the beginning of a piece that indicate the meter. |
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In musical notation, the group of five horizontal lines on which music is written.
Ledger lines-In musical notation, short lines above or below the staff to allow for pitches that go higher or lower. |
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| In musical notation, a sign at the beginning of the staff indicating the pitches of the lines and spaces. |
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| are treble (or G) clef, and the bass (or F) clef. |
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| In musical notation, a sign indicating that a sharp or flat previously attached to a note is to be removed. |
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| Sharps or flats placed at the beginning of the staffs to indicate the key, and applied throughout an entire piece, in every measure and in every octave. |
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| The full musical notation for a piece involving several or many performers. |
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| The aspect of music having to do with the succession of pitches; also applied (“a melody”) to any particular succession of pitches. |
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A simple, easily singable melody that is coherent and complete.
Phrases-a section of melody or a tune. |
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| a section of melody or a tune. |
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| A grouping of pitches played and heard simultaneously. |
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| The high point of a melody or of a section of music. |
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| -(1) In a melody, a series of fragments identical except for their placement at successively higher or lower pitch levels. (2) In the Middle Ages, a type of plainchant in which successive phrases of text receive nearly identical melodic treatment. |
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| The notes or chords (or the whole short passage) ending a section of music with a feeling of conclusiveness. The term “cadence” can be applied to phrases, sections of works, or complete works or movements. |
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| A short fragment of melody or rhythm used in constructing a long section of music. |
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| The basic subject matter of a piece of music. A theme can be a phrase, a short motive, a full tune, etc. |
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| The progression of chords and how they follow each other. |
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| Intervals or chords that sound relatively tense and unstable; in opposition to “consonance.” |
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| To proceed from dissonant harmony to consonant harmony. |
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| a unit or grouping of a fixed number of beats. |
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| Intervals or chords that sound relatively stable and free of tension; as opposed to “dissonance.” |
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