Music Definitions & Terminologies # 4

Here are some of the basic music definitions and terminologies as a part of your 4th session:

1. Accent – It is a symbol (>) placed above a note to indicate stress or emphasis.
2. What is an accidental in Music?: Accidentals are the notes that are played in a piece of music but they do not belong to the general key of music containing substantial part of the song. They may be sharp, flat or natural not included in the given key.
3. What is an accompaniment?:Accompaniment is the background of the solo part of the music. It supports the lead melody in an instrumental or vocal form.
4. What is a Chord?: A combination of three or more notes played simultaneously.
5. What is a Broken chord?: When the notes of a chord are played one by one rather simultaneously, it is recognized as a broken chord. Also known as Arpeggio.
6. Chromatic - Ascending or descending by half steps.
7. What is a Chromatic scale? A scale composed of 12 half steps.
8. What is a Clef?: A symbol placed at the beginning of the staff that indicates and fixes the pitch of the notes over the staff.
9. What is a Common time?: It represents 4/4 meter.
10. What is a Bar line?: The vertical line placed on the staff that divides the music into measures.