| Seven Basic Elements of Music |
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| Melody, Meter, Form, Harmony, Texture, Rhythm, Timbre |
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| a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying |
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| a combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progression |
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| a strong, regular, repeated pattern of sound |
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| the overall structure or plan of a piece of music |
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| the structure of multiple voices or instruments in a composition. Musical textures are; monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic, and heterophonic |
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| In a smooth, even style without any noticeable break between the notes. |
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| the point at which a piece is to end |
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| In the tempo originally designated; resuming the initial tempo of a section or movement after a specified deviation from it. |
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| A notation at the end of a piece of music, or a section of it, which means that it should be played or sung again from the beginning. |
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| A notation used as a navigation marker in sheet music which instructs a musician to repeat a passage starting from the Segno sign. |
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| In a gentle and sweet manner |
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| The prolongation of a tone, chord, or rest beyond its indicated time value. |
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| half or medium – the beginning of various musical terms |
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| an indication of tempo in music – given in beats per minute |
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| cut short; crisp; marked by abrupt, disconnected part of a sound |
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| involving the sharpening or flattening of notes or the use of such notes in chords and harmonic progressions |
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| sign in musical notation which cancels a sharp or flat from a preceding note or the key signature |
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| a symbol which raises a note by half a tone |
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| a symbol which lowers a note by half a tone |
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| a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of the written notes |
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| A set of sharp or flat symbols placed together on the clef. Indicates which notes are to be played higher or lower than the corresponding natural notes. |
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| A specific rhythm determined by the number of beats and the time value assigned to each note in a measure. |
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| The written form of a musical composition. |
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| a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music (<) |
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| a gradual decrease in force or loudness (>) |
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| a gradual decrease in loudness (>) |
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| a musical tone or passage played loudly |
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| loud then immediately soft |
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| half or medium – the beginning of various musical terms |
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| slowly and solemnly (20–40 BPM) (slow) |
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| at a very slow tempo – broadly (45–50 BPM) (slow) |
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| rather broadly – slower than andante but not so slow as largo (50–55 BPM) (slow) |
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| at a slow tempo – slow and stately (literally, “at ease”) (55–65 BPM) (slow) |
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| slowly (40–45 BPM) (slow) |
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| at a walking pace – moderately slow (73–77 BPM) (slow) |
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| slightly faster than andante (although in some cases it can be taken to mean slightly slower than andante) (78–83 BPM) (slow) |
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| at a moderate temp (86–97 BPM) (slow) |
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| moderately fast – faster than andante but not as fast as allegro (98–109 BPM) (fast) |
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| fast, quickly and bright – in a brisk lively manner (109–132 BPM) (fast) |
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| lively and fast – in a brisk spirited manner (132–140 BPM) (fast) |
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| extremely fast – at a rapid tempo (168–177 BPM) (fast) |
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| even faster than Presto – the most rapid temp (178 BPM and over) (fast) |
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| returns to the original tempo after an adjustment (e.g. “ritardando … a tempo” undoes the effect of the ritardando). |
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| denotes a return to the piece’s base tempo after a section in a different tempo |
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| a gradual increase in tempo |
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| growing broader; decreasing tempo, usually near the end of a piece |
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| a decrease in volume or tempo – literally ‘dying’ |
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| free adjustment of tempo at the discretion of the soloist or conductor for expressive purposes |
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