A piece of music based on a single melodic idea, it is often repeated by different instruments each time

A piece of music with two main sections

A piece of music with three sections, the third is a return to the first

A piece of music with a return to the first section with a different section in between

A piece of sung music that consists of a combination of verse and chorus

The same melody with different lyrics each time

The same melody and lyrics each time

A section in a song where the singer doesn't perform the melody - often eight bars

The beginning of a piece of music that occurs before the start of the main musical idea

Italian term for the ending of the music

A melody that is repeated with variations each time.

A repeating of a musical idea, either chordal, melodic, or rhythmic

A piece of music with no repeating sections

A song that consists of verses only

A small musical "sentence", usually heard when the singer takes a small breath or break between small sections of the melody

A repeated musical pattern

A repeated musical pattern usually heard in popular music

A common chord progression made up of the primary chords

The order and arrangement of the different parts of a piece of music