Music
Organized sound
Staff
system of lines and spaces on which music is noted
Pitch/note
a single sound played on a musical instrument
Interval
distance between two pitches
Octave
interval between two pitches with the same letter designation
Melody/theme
A coherent succession of single pitches or notes
Chord/harmony
Two or more notes that sound at the same time
Consonance
A type of harmony that is at rest; it does not create tension
Dissonance
A type of harmony that creates tension and requires resolution
Tonal
Music in which one note is more important than all other notes
Tonic
The most important note in tonal music
Atonal
Music in which all notes are equal
Rhythm
Refers to the temporal organization of music
Tempo
Pace or speed at which music is performed
Beat
The steady pulse of music
Motive
A melodic fragment repeated throughout a piece of music