A comma in between music notes to indicate places for singers to breathe.

1. A group of singers who sing together. 2. A section of a song that always uses the same melody and lyrics.

A gradual increase in volume.

A gradual decrease in volume.

Double vowel sound, such as the “oi” in voice.

The pronunciation of words with regard to fullness and clearness.

The words to a song.

A section of a song that keeps the same melody, but changes lyrics as the song progresses.

The speed of a piece of music in terms of beats per minute.

Notes marked with a dot above or below mean to be sung quickly and lightly.

A specific sequence of tones, beginning and ending on a key note or the tonal center.

The span of notes from lowest to highest of a singer’s voice or a piece of music.

The relative highness or lowness of a tone, as measured in its vibrations per second. It is also a single musical note.

Also called a bar. A unit of musical time, usually composed of two, three or four beats. The first beat is almost always accented.

A natural division of the melodic or lyrical line, comparable to a sentence of speech.

A gradual decrease in volume (not “decrescendo”).

The transitional section of a song, different than verse and chorus sections. It is usually positioned right before the return of the final chorus section of a song.