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A tempo marking indicating a slow pace.

A tempo marking indicating a fast, lively pace.

A segment of time in music that is defined by a given number of beats.

A contrasting section that also prepares for the return of the original material section.

A set of three or more notes played together.

The part of the song that is intended to be the most memorable and often contains the hook.

The concluding passage of a piece or movement.

A combination of notes that clash, either harmonically or melodically, and create tension.

The volume of the music, or the variations in loudness and softness.

A musical term for loud or strong.

The combination of different musical notes played or sung simultaneously to produce a pleasing sound.

The distance between two pitches, typically described by the number of steps separating them.

The group of pitches, or scale, that forms the basis of a music composition.

A smooth and connected style of playing or singing.

The words of a song.

A segment of time corresponding to a specific number of beats, each of a certain duration.

A sequence of notes that are perceived as a single entity.

The pattern of beats in music, or the rhythmic structure resulting from the combination of long and short beats.

The process of changing from one key to another within a piece.

The interval between one musical pitch and another with double its frequency.

A musical term indicating to play softly.

The quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as 'higher' and 'lower'.

A verse or phrase that is repeated at intervals throughout a song, typically after each verse.

The patterned recurrence of events within a certain duration of time in music.

A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order by pitch.

A style of playing where notes are performed in a detached, separated, and distinct manner.

The speed at which a piece of music is played.

A notation that indicates the number of beats in a measure and the value of a beat.

The quality of a piece of music that makes it sound 'in key' by having a tonic or 'home' pitch.

A section of a song that typically tells a story or provides insight into the song’s theme.

A slight fluctuation in pitch used to enhance or intensify a sound.

The perceived loudness or softness of a sound.

A scale consisting entirely of intervals of a whole tone.

The playing of the notes of a chord in succession, rather than simultaneously.

A melodic or harmonic sequence that signals the end of a phrase, section, or piece of music.

The technique of writing two or more melodies that are played simultaneously and are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and contour.

A continuous slide upward or downward between two notes.

The placement of rhythmic stresses or accents where they wouldn't normally occur.

The first note of a scale which provides the keynote of a piece of music.

A set of three notes that can be stacked in thirds.

A combination of notes that provides a sense of relaxation and stability in music.

A symbol placed over a note or rest to indicate that it should be prolonged beyond its normal duration.

Repetition of a melodic phrase at a higher or lower pitch.

An interval spanning three whole tones, or six semitones.

The arrangement of notes in chords.

In sheet music, an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.

An indication in written music to repeat a section starting from the sign marked by a stylized 'S'.

The range between the softest and loudest sounds that an instrument or piece of music can produce.

A vocal range that is typically below soprano and above tenor.

The lowest male voice range in common use, or a family of instruments that produce the lowest pitches in ensembles.