MuSic

Tempo

Speed of a piece of music, measured in BPM.

Pitch

How high or low a note is.

Structure

How a piece is organised, order of the sections.

Tonality

Whether the piece of music is in a major, minor, or atonal scale.

Chord

Three or more notes played together.

Dynamics

How loud or soft something is; the volume.

Texture

Amount of parts going/playing at once.

Instrumentation

What instruments are played.

Time Signature

Indicates the number of beats in each bar.

Bar Lines

Divides the song into smaller parts.

Clef

Bass or Treble.

Staff

Where the notes are notated on.

KOTO: Harp-like, plucked instrument.

BIWA: Heavy, banjo sound, used to accompany a singer.

KOKYU- Bowed string instrument.

SHAMESIN- Banjo/guitar-like plucked instrument.

SHAKUHACHI- End-blown flute.

SHO- Mouth organ.

TAIKO- Drum.

Parts of a Guitar

Tuning peg, head, nut, bridge, frets, neck, body, sound hole.