Music
a. The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre.
b. Organized sound.
b. Organized sound.
Melody
a. a pleasing succession of sounds
b. a series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect
c. the leading part in a musical composition involving harmony
b. a series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect
c. the leading part in a musical composition involving harmony
Harmony
a : the combination of musical notes played together as chords
b : the structure of music with respect to the way it is written and to the way notes are grouped as chords
b : the structure of music with respect to the way it is written and to the way notes are grouped as chords
Rhythm
a. the arrangement of the relative durations of and accents on the notes of a melody
b. the pattern of musical movement through time.
b. the pattern of musical movement through time.
Beat
a. the steady pulse of music
Tempo
a. the speed of the beat, sometimes referred to as a number of beats per measure
Timbre
a. tone quality or type of instrument
Dynamics
a. the loudness or softness of a sound
Form
a. the overall structure or plan of a piece of music
b. the layout of a composition divided into sections
b. the layout of a composition divided into sections
Chord
a. a group of (typically three or more) notes sounded together, as a basis of harmony.
Echo v. Reverb
Reverb is characterized as random, blended repetitions of a sound occurring within thirty milliseconds after the sound is made.
Echo is defined by distinct repetitions of a sound occurring after 30 milliseconds.
Echo is defined by distinct repetitions of a sound occurring after 30 milliseconds.