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| A Russian chordophone with three strings, triangular shaped body, and is played like a guitar. |
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| The "color" of a musical sound. The difference between a guitar, a piano, and a trumpet playing the same sound |
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| How high or low a sound is |
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| How loud or soft a sound is |
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| Name for Jewish musicians in Eastern European Jewish settlements (shtetls) |
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| A type of Klezmer ornamentation that is meant to sound like a "sob", especially on the clarinet. |
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| Embellishment of a melody through extra pitches or changing rhythms; used to make the melody more interesting and to highlight the musician's performance skills |
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| Spontaneous form of musical performance/composition - the musicians relies on emotional response and his/her level of playing ability to respond to "in the moment" feelings |
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| A musical ornamentation in which musicians slightly alter the sound of a pitch |
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| Musical ornamentation that consists of rapid movement between two adjacent notes. |
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| A musical ornamentation that consists of slightly pulsating variations in pitch |
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| Sound produced by drum membrane, or the head of a drum |
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| Sound produced by vibration of strings |
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| Sound produced by vibration of air |
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| Sound produced by vibration of instrument itself, such as a rattle. |
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| Electric guitar, electric keyboard, etc. |
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