Definition (noun): the act of beginning something new Example: they looked forward to the debut of their new product line Definition (noun): the first section of a communication Definition (noun): formally making a person known to another or to the public Definition (noun): a basic or elementary instructional text Definition (noun): a new proposal Example: […]
Definition (noun): empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk Example: that’s a lot of wind Definition (noun): empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk Example: don’t give me any of that jazz Definition (noun): a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles Definition (noun): a […]
Definition (noun): a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end Definition (noun): the sound of a drum Example: he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes Definition (noun): a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends Definition (noun): a cylindrical metal container used for […]
Definition (noun): a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols Example: he taught foreign languages Definition (noun): a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols Example: the language introduced is standard throughout the text Definition (noun): a systematic means of communicating by the use of […]
Definition (verb): utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically Example: The students chanted the same slogan over and over again Definition (verb): recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm Example: The rabbi chanted a prayer Definition (verb): speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone Example: please […]
Definition (noun): the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant Definition (noun): a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency Definition (adjective): being or affecting only a part; not total Example: a partial […]
Definition (noun): a tone that is a component of a complex sound Definition (noun): any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental Definition (adjective): of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm Example: subtleties of harmonic change and tonality Definition (adjective): of […]
Definition (noun): a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work Definition (verb): secure a copyright on a written work Example: did you copyright your manuscript?
Definition (noun): two items of the same kind Definition (noun): two performers or singers who perform together Definition (noun): a pair who associate with one another Example: the engaged couple Definition (noun): a pair who associate with one another Example: an inseparable twosome Definition (noun): a musical composition for two performers
Definition (noun): (music) a group of notes connected by a slur Definition (noun): character consisting of two or more letters combined into one Definition (noun): a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone Definition (noun): thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the […]
A chord is a combination of three or more notes played together at the same time. A basic chord has three notes. Complex chords have 4 or 5 different notes; beyond that, larger chords usually use some of the same notes more than once, in multiple octaves (because much more than five different notes in […]
Definition (noun): the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one Definition (noun): a musical composition for three performers Definition (noun): three performers or singers who perform together Definition (noun): a set of three similar things considered as a unit Definition (noun): three people considered as a unit
In a simple sense, chords are constructed by combining every other note in a music scale. For example, the C major scale looks like this: C – D – E – F – G – A – B All basic major chords have three notes, the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes in the scale with […]
Definition (noun): a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead) Definition (noun): loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery