| A | B |
|---|
| accompaniment | instruments playing the backing for the tune |
| accompanied | with instruments playing the backing |
| unaccompanied | without any instruments playing |
| unison | everybody playing or singing the same tune |
| harmony | different notes played or sung at the same time |
| solo | one person singing or playing |
| duet | two people singing or playing |
| ostinato | a short tune or rhythm which keeps repeating |
| melody | another word for tune |
| phrase | a short section of tune |
| interlude | the bit that comes between the verses |
| introduction | the bit that is played before you start |
| pulse | the steady beat |
| rhythm | the pattern of long and short sounds that fits with the pulse |
| pitch | how high or low the sound is |
| dynamics | how loud or soft the sound is |
| tempo | how fast or slow the music is |
| scale | a series of notes going up or down in a row |
| pentatonic | a scale with only five notes to each octave |
| octave | the distance of 8 notes from one C to the next C |
| drone | a low note played all the way through the music |
