| Style |
Melody/Harmony |
Rhythm/Tempo |
Texture/Structure/Form |
Timbre |
| African music |
Arpeggio |
A tempo |
ABA |
Alto |
| Baroque |
Broken chord |
Accelerando |
Cadenza |
Backing vocals |
| Concerto |
Change of key |
Anacrusis |
Canon |
Bass |
| Mouth music |
Chord progression chord I IV V |
Andante |
Imitation |
Bass drum |
| Opera |
Drone |
Compound time |
Middle eight |
Bass guitar |
| Ragtime |
Major tonality |
Dotted rhythm |
Ternary |
Brass band |
| Rapping |
Minor tonality |
Jig |
Theme and variation |
Clarinet |
| Reggae |
Octave |
Rallentando |
Verse and chorus |
Cello |
| Romantic |
Ornament |
Scotch snap |
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Cymbals |
| Scots ballad |
Pedal |
Simple time |
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Distortion |
| Swing |
Pentatonic |
Strathspey |
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Double bass |
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Scale |
Syncopation |
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Flute |
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Scat singing |
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Glockenspiel |
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Vamp |
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Güiro |
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Harp |
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Harpsichord |
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Muted |
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Pan pipes |
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Recorder |
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Saxophone |
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Soprano |
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Snare drum |
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Tambourine |
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Tenor |
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Timpani |
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Triangle |
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Trombone |
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Trumpet |
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Violin |
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Wind band |
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Xylophone |
