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12 Bar Blues
a chord sequence used in blues music
7th Chords
a chord that has the seventh added to it
AAB
a phrase structure used in the chorus of blues music
ABA
Ternary Form
Accelerando
gradually getting faster
Accent
A note which is played louder than those played around it
Accent
Played forcefully/louder
Allegro
Fast
Alto
A low female voice
Backbeat
An Accented snare on beats 2 and 4
Bass
A low male voice
Bass Ostinato
A Low short repeated pattern
BPM
Beats per minute
Brass
A section of the orchestra including instruments such as the trumpet and trombone
Call and Response
where one musician plays and another 'answers' the first player
Chord Sequence
The order the chords are played in
Chorus
A repeated section of a song where the words and music are repeated usually the most important
Compound time
3 weak beats in every strong beat
Crash
Part of the drum kit
Crescendo
gradually getting louder
Crotchet
Worth 1 count - quarter note
Diminuendo
gradually getting quieter
Drone
A sustained note which is usually low
Drum Fill
a pattern a drummer plays to warn of a new section about to start
Duration
length of individual notes
Dynamics
Volume
Enharmonic equivalent
Two different names for the same pitch
Ensemble
A group of instrumentalists
Flat
An accidental that makes the pitch lower
Forte
Loud
Hi-hat
Part of the drum kit
Hits
Sudden unexpected accented notes
I, IV, V
The primary Triads
Idiomatic
Playable
Improvisation
making it up as you go along
Intro
Section at the start of a song before the singing starts
Kick
Part of the drum kit
Legato
playing notes smoothly like they are joined together.
Leitmotif
A melody that depicts a character or place
Lyrics
The words to a song
Minim
Worth two counts
monophonic
all layers playing the same thing
Outro
The end section of a song
Percussion
A section of the orchestra including instruments such as the snare drum and xylophone
Phrase
A musical sentence (part of a melody)
Phrase Structure
How the sections of a melody are put together
Piano
Quiet
Pitch
Low or High
Pizzicato
plucking strings
Primary Triads
I, IV, V
Quaver
Worth half a count - Eighth note
Rap
Rhythm and Poetry
Ride
Part of the drum kit
Riff
A short repeated phrase in popular music or Jazz
Sampling
Using a part of another artist's track in your own composition
Scale
Notes played in order from lowest to highest
Scratching
moving a vinyl back and forward under a turntable
Semitone
The very nearest pitch
Shuffle time
A type of metre used in blues music
Simple time
2 weak beats for every strong beat
Snare
Part of the drum kit
Solo
Someone singing or playing on their own
Soprano
A high female voice
Staccato
A short note
Strings
A section of the orchestra including instruments such as the Violin and Cello
Structure
how music is split into sections
Tempo
Speed of the regular pulse
Tenor
A high male voice
Ternary Form
A piece with the structure ABA
Texture
Number of different musical layers
Timbre
The sound quality of an instrument or instruments
Time signature
The way of showing how many beats in a bar and what type of beat
Tonality
Major or Minor
Tone
2 semitones
Triad
A chord made up of three notes three letter names apart
Triplet
3 beats in the space of 2
Verse
A section of a song where the words change each time but music stays the same
Walking Bass
A Triadic bassline used in blues music
Woodwind
A section of the orchestra including instruments such as the oboe and flute
Melodic Hook
A catchy melody in a pop song
Melody
a tune
Note 
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