| A | B |
| appreciate | think highly of; value; enjoy |
| barber | person whose business is cutting hair and shaving or trimming beards |
| choir | a group of singers who sing together, often in a church service |
| released | permitted to be published, shown, sold, etc |
| religious | much interested in the belief, study, and worship of God or gods; devoted to religion |
| slavery | the condition of being owned by another person and being made to work without wages |
| teenager | a person in his or her teens |
| gospel | religious music with much emotion and enthusiasm |
| posthumously | happening after death |
| spirituals | religious songs which originated among African Americans of the southern United states |
| beat | a sound made by striking something again and again |
| time | rate of movement in music |
| blended | mixed together |