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May 30, 2024 · Cheatsheet of common and more obscure music terminology terms and definitions. Understanding music terms makes it easier to collaborate with other musicians – it really does help if you’re all singing and playing from the same hymn sheet!
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Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia. A variety of musical terms are encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian, in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions.
- AB. AB music refers to a musical composition with two distinct sections. Each letter is used to represent a distinct musical idea. These ideas may repeat in common song forms like ABAB, or they may not with a song form like ABC, where C represents a new musical idea.
- Acapella. Acapella refers to a musical piece performed with just the human voice, or without musical accompaniment. This can be used in a choral sense, where the choir is instructed to sing without musical accompaniment.
- Accelerando. This Italian tempo marking signals to the musician that they should gradually increase speed while performing a piece of music. With accelerando, musicians look to the conductor to see the speed at which they should accelerate.
- Accent. A marking used in a piece of music to create emphasis on selected musical notes. There are several different types of accent marks. Some examples include staccato or tenuto.
Here are definitions for some key music notation terms: Notation – The written system used to visually represent music through symbols including notes, rests, dynamics, articulation, and other markings. Staff – The five line grid upon which notes are positioned to indicate their pitch.
Trying to learn electronic music production but keep getting confused by all the words used? This glossary covers all the terms you need to know.
Electronic Dance Music, while the abbreviated EDM term came much later, is essentially any form of music that is both produced electronically with digital (computers) and analogue equipment, and is designed to be danced to.
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EDM production glossary: The words, phrases and terms you need to know for making electronic dance music (and other genres) on your computer or laptop.
