Definition (noun): the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person’s speech Example: A shrill voice sounded behind us Definition (noun): the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract Example: a singer takes good care of his voice Definition (noun): the sound made by the […]
Definition (noun): the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music Example: the piece has a fast rhythm Definition (noun): the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music Example: the conductor set the beat Definition (noun): recurring at regular intervals Definition (noun): an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs Example: the […]
Definition (noun): how something is done or how it happens Example: her dignified manner Definition (noun): how something is done or how it happens Example: his rapid manner of talking Definition (noun): how something is done or how it happens Example: their nomadic mode of existence Definition (noun): how something is done or how it […]
Definition (noun): a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain Definition (noun): British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) Definition (noun): a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject Example: she is […]
Jazz is a diverse genre encompassing a huge variety of styles. Of all the genres of popular music, jazz is the most musically complex, and it has a reputation for being hard to follow, especially for people accustomed to more musically straightforward pop music. Jazz was born in dance clubs and now is performed in […]
Definition (noun): a contemporary person Definition (noun): a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes Definition (adjective): belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages Example: modern art Definition (adjective): belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages Example: modern […]
Definition (noun): the act of smoothing Example: he gave his hair a quick smooth Definition (verb): make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing Example: smooth the surface of the wood Definition (verb): make (a surface) shine Example: shine the silver, please Definition (verb): make (a surface) shine Example: polish my shoes Definition (verb): free […]
Definition (noun): a change of position that does not entail a change of location Example: the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise Definition (noun): a change of position that does not entail a change of location Example: movement is a sign of life Definition (noun): a change of position that does not entail […]
Definition (adjective): (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply Example: staccato applause Definition (adjective): (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply Example: a staccato command Definition (adjective): (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply Example: staccato notes […]
Definition (noun): an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner Definition (noun): any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds Example: he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes Definition (noun): musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) Example: his music was his central interest Definition (noun): […]
Definition (verb): write out from speech, notes, etc. Example: Transcribe the oral history of this tribe Definition (verb): rewrite in a different script Example: The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated Definition (verb): rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended Definition (verb): make a phonetic […]
Definition (noun): a contemporary person Definition (noun): a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes Definition (adjective): belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages Example: modern art Definition (adjective): belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages Example: modern […]
Definition (noun): an urban youth culture associated with rap music and the fashions of African-American residents of the inner city Definition (noun): genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
Definition (noun): any utterance produced simultaneously by a group Example: a chorus of boos Definition (noun): a group of people assembled to sing together Definition (noun): the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers Definition (noun): a body of dancers or singers who perform together Definition (noun): a […]