A term for the spoken dialogue and overall plot in musical theater.

A collection of written pages bound together.

A type of performance involving singing and dancing.

A literary work that tells a fictional story.

A musical term for a type of scale.

The sensation of temporarily shifting from duple meter to triple meter or vice versa.

A technique for composing melodies in a minor key.

A rhythmic pattern that emphasizes the first beat of a measure.

A rhythmic device in jazz creating a compound-meter effect

A type of dance popular in the 1920s

A genre of classical music

The style of big-band jazz of the 1930s and 40s

A device that quiets or alters an instrument’s sound in some way.

A type of musical note that is played softly.

A technique used to amplify sound in a performance.

A method of tuning an instrument to a specific pitch.

A thirty-two-bar structure comprised of four eight-bar phrases with a melodic scheme of A B A’ C.

A simple verse-chorus structure with repeated melodies.

A complex arrangement featuring multiple key changes and time signatures.

A twelve-bar blues format commonly used in jazz.

Music written to enhance a specific film.

A score that is used in multiple films.

A score that is created for a live performance.

A score that is generated by artificial intelligence.

A chord containing two distinct diatonic harmonies simultaneously.

A single harmony played in multiple octaves.

A chord that consists of only one note.

A type of chord used exclusively in jazz music.

The process of allocating a score’s melodies and harmonies to particular instruments.

The technique of composing music for a solo instrument only.

The method of arranging music for a choir without instruments.

The practice of improvising melodies over a harmonic structure.

An altered mediant or submediant triad, achieved by reversing the mode or building a triad on a chromatic neighbor.

A diatonic triad built on the mediant or submediant scale degree.

A triad that consists of only chromatic notes without any diatonic context.

A major or minor triad that is built on the tonic scale degree.

A pitch deliberately sung 'out of tune,' commonly used by jazz and blues musicians, especially on steps 3 and 7 of the scale.

A musical note that is played in a higher octave to create a sense of urgency.

A note that is played with a staccato effect to add rhythm.

A note that is always played in a major scale to maintain harmony.

(1) In jazz, one complete statement of the main melody or strain;

(2) Sections of a song with recurring words;

(3) A group of singers.

(4) A type of musical instrument used in orchestras.

An ancient scale pattern with intervals proceeding through a H–W–W–W–H–W–W pattern.

A modern scale used in jazz music with a W–H–W–W–W–H–W pattern.

A scale that consists of only whole steps and is commonly used in folk music.

A scale that is based on the harmonic minor and is used in classical music.

A red-light district in New Orleans viewed as the launchpad for early jazz development.

A famous jazz club in Chicago.

A historical site in New Orleans known for its architecture.

A popular tourist destination in New York City.

A short motif (melodic, harmonic, or chord progression) repeated numerous times.

A type of musical scale used in jazz.

A complex orchestral arrangement.

A solo performance by a musician.

A popular social dance of the early 20th century performed to music in common time or duple meter.

A type of bird known for its vibrant colors and singing ability.

A style of painting that emerged in the 19th century focusing on realism.

A traditional dish made from cornmeal, often served in Southern cuisine.

A series of performances in various cities to gauge audience reaction before the official premiere.

A rehearsal process that takes place exclusively in New York City.

A tour that showcases a completed show to critics only in major cities.

A promotional event for a show that occurs after its premiere.

The harmonic progression underlying a piece of popular music.

A type of musical scale used in classical compositions.

A rhythmic pattern commonly found in jazz music.

The tempo variation in a song's structure.

Backup musicians providing rhythmic and harmonic foundation for a jazz tune, usually piano, string bass, drum set, and guitar.

A group of soloists performing improvisational jazz pieces.

The main melody played by the lead instrument in a jazz ensemble.

A section of the band that focuses solely on vocal harmonies.

A musical term for a recurring theme in a piece or movement.

A type of musical instrument used in orchestras.

A specific genre of classical music.

A technique for improvisation in jazz.