Higher Music Technology Concepts
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Melody/ harmony
ascending
descending
step (stepwise)
leap (leaping)
repetition
sequence
improvisation
chord
chord change
broken chord/ arpeggio
change of key/
modulation
pedal
scale
octave
vamp
scat singing
atonal
cluster
inverted pedal
chromatic
whole tone scale
glissando
modulation
countermelody
pitch bend
tone/semitone
Relative major/minor (tonality)
Interval
Inversion
Rhythm/tempo
accent/accented
beat/pulse
BPM (beats per minute)
2, 3 or 4 beats in the bar
on the beat/off the beat
repetition
slower/faster
pause
drum fill
syncopation
2 3 4 6
4 4 4 8
anacrusis
accel(erando)
rall(entando)
a tempo
ritardando (rit)
cross rhythms
Time changes
Irregular time signatures
unison/octave
harmony/chord
solo
accompanied/ unaccompanied
repetition
riff
ostinato
Texture/ structure/form
binary — AB
ternary — ABA
verse and chorus (song structure)
middle 8
imitation
strophic
walking bass
homophonic
polyphonic
coda
bridge/link passage
instrumental break
Through-composed
Timbre/ dynamics
acoustic/electronic
striking (hitting), blowing, bowing, strumming, plucking
acoustic guitar, electric guitar
piano, organ, synthesiser
drum kit
voice/vocals
crescendo (cres)
diminuendo (dim)
woodwind instruments
string instruments
brass instruments
percussion instruments
bass guitar
distortion
muted
backing vocals
voices — S A T B
arco
pizzicato
rolls
voices — mezzo soprano, baritone,
Harmonics
Accents
Staccato marks
Phrase marks
Technological developments
player pianos
acoustic horn/cylinder
wax cylinders
gramophone records
vinyl LPs and 45 RPM records
radio
juke box
CD players
MP3 players
electric guitar (solid body)
electronic organ
reel to reel magnetic tape
stereo LPs
guitar pick-up
8-track recording/multi-track recording (analogue and digital)
audio/MIDI interface
virtual instruments
performance software
Technological terms
beat
capture
channel
distortion/overload
dry/wet
MIDI
sequenced data
session log
track (names/list)
virtual instrument tracks
volume
apps
arrange window
arrangement
clipping
feedback
file management
intro/outro
lead vocal
popping and blasting
sibilance
take
tempo
glitch
hum
cyclical/loop
play list
sampler
sound card
spillage/leakage
toolbox
transpose
Ambience
Clipping
File compression
Impedance
Patch
Parameters
Track object
Velocity
Styles and genres
jazz
blues
rock
disco
ragtime
swing
skiffle
synth pop
electronica/dance music
rap
rock ‘n’ roll
Scottish/Celtic rock
60s pop
punk
country music
hip hop
musical
musique concrete, impressionist,
Jazz funk
Soul/R ’n’ B
Indie
New wave
Electroacoustic
Reggae
World music
20th/21st Century classical music
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ascending
descending
step (stepwise)
leap (leaping)
repetition
sequence
improvisation
chord
chord change
broken chord/ arpeggio
change of key/
modulation
pedal
scale
octave
vamp
scat singing
atonal
cluster
inverted pedal
chromatic
whole tone scale
glissando
modulation
countermelody
pitch bend
tone/semitone
Relative major/minor (tonality)
Interval
Inversion
Rhythm/tempo
accent/accented
beat/pulse
BPM (beats per minute)
2, 3 or 4 beats in the bar
on the beat/off the beat
repetition
slower/faster
pause
drum fill
syncopation
2 3 4 6
4 4 4 8
anacrusis
accel(erando)
rall(entando)
a tempo
ritardando (rit)
cross rhythms
Time changes
Irregular time signatures
unison/octave
harmony/chord
solo
accompanied/ unaccompanied
repetition
riff
ostinato
Texture/ structure/form
binary — AB
ternary — ABA
verse and chorus (song structure)
middle 8
imitation
strophic
walking bass
homophonic
polyphonic
coda
bridge/link passage
instrumental break
Through-composed
Timbre/ dynamics
acoustic/electronic
striking (hitting), blowing, bowing, strumming, plucking
acoustic guitar, electric guitar
piano, organ, synthesiser
drum kit
voice/vocals
crescendo (cres)
diminuendo (dim)
woodwind instruments
string instruments
brass instruments
percussion instruments
bass guitar
distortion
muted
backing vocals
voices — S A T B
arco
pizzicato
rolls
voices — mezzo soprano, baritone,
Harmonics
Accents
Staccato marks
Phrase marks
Technological developments
player pianos
acoustic horn/cylinder
wax cylinders
gramophone records
vinyl LPs and 45 RPM records
radio
juke box
CD players
MP3 players
electric guitar (solid body)
electronic organ
reel to reel magnetic tape
stereo LPs
guitar pick-up
8-track recording/multi-track recording (analogue and digital)
audio/MIDI interface
virtual instruments
performance software
Technological terms
beat
capture
channel
distortion/overload
dry/wet
MIDI
sequenced data
session log
track (names/list)
virtual instrument tracks
volume
apps
arrange window
arrangement
clipping
feedback
file management
intro/outro
lead vocal
popping and blasting
sibilance
take
tempo
glitch
hum
cyclical/loop
play list
sampler
sound card
spillage/leakage
toolbox
transpose
Ambience
Clipping
File compression
Impedance
Patch
Parameters
Track object
Velocity
Styles and genres
jazz
blues
rock
disco
ragtime
swing
skiffle
synth pop
electronica/dance music
rap
rock ‘n’ roll
Scottish/Celtic rock
60s pop
punk
country music
hip hop
musical
musique concrete, impressionist,
Jazz funk
Soul/R ’n’ B
Indie
New wave
Electroacoustic
Reggae
World music
20th/21st Century classical music
Learn Listening Online
A – Z Dictionary