Glossary of musical terms
Music theory terms explained in a few words, with links to the exercises where you practice them.
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Chord (glossary)
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Antecedent and consequent (glossary)
Key signature (glossary)
Arpeggio (glossary)
Bass (glossary)
Bar line (glossary)
Cadence (glossary)
Fermata (glossary)
Chord symbols (glossary)
Circle of fifths (glossary)
Clef (glossary)
Time signature (glossary)
Compound meter (glossary)
Voice leading (glossary)
Consonance and dissonance (glossary)
Offbeat (glossary)
Dominant (glossary)
Secondary dominant (glossary)
Enharmony (glossary)
Scale (glossary)
Root position (glossary)
Note value (glossary)
Phrase (glossary)
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Root (glossary)
Degree (glossary)
Interval (glossary)
Inversion (glossary)
Tie (glossary)
Ledger lines (glossary)
Mode (glossary)
Modulation (glossary)
Motif (glossary)
Octave (glossary)
Staff (glossary)
Period (glossary)
Pulse (glossary)
Dot (glossary)
Parallel fifths and octaves (glossary)
Relative (glossary)
SATB (glossary)
Semitone (glossary)
Leading tone (glossary)
Syncopation (glossary)
Subdominant (glossary)
Tritone substitute (glossary)
Tempo (glossary)
Key (glossary)
Tonic (glossary)
Whole step (glossary)
Transposing (glossary)
Triplet (glossary)
Triad (glossary)
Tritone (glossary)
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