The style or way a note or set of notes is played or sung (examples: legato, staccato, accented)

A combination of sounds that produce harsh or discordant sounds, or that increase the desire for resolution.

No individual singer or player stands out; one unified sound is heard.

Singing with your true voice; not manipulating or changing your voice to sound a certain way. To sing without feeling any strain on your voice.

A vowel that is sung with a free, relaxed jaw, creating space for a clear and resonant tone to be produced without any manipulation to the pure vowel.

To emphasize a note.

When two or more melodic lines are combined.

A sequence of tones that make up a main idea or theme.

The organization of music in time using long and short note values.

The arrangement of notes in a specific order of whole and half steps.

The softness or loudness or a sound or note.

To sing without instrumental accompaniment.

A curved line over or below 2 or more notes of the same pitch. The first pitch is held for the duration of the notes connected to it.

A musical sound formed when 2 or more different pitches are played or sung at the same time.

The distance between two pitches.

To sustain a note for its full value.

Ascending or descending by half steps.

Two or more performers singing or playing the same note or melody; all together.

To play or sing groups of notes smoothly and without separate attacks.

A musical sentence; a group of notes or words sung or played without taking a breath.

A hold or pause sign that indicates a note should be held longer than its normal duration.

To play or sing groups of notes with very short separate attacks.