| A | B |
| polyphonic texture | music made of 2 or more melodic lines |
| homophonic texture | melody in 1 voice or part with an accompaniment |
| augmentation | presentation of a subject with note values doubled |
| diminution | presentation of a subject with notes values halved |
| diatonic half step | a half step involving 2 pitches with different letter names |
| chromatic half step | a half step involving 2 pitches with the same letter name |
| secondary dominant | dominants of scale degrees OTHER than tonic |
| whole tone scale | a 6 note scale consisting entirely of whole steps |
| pedal point (organ point) | a sustained or repeated tone over which various harmonies occur |
| m.d. | play with right hand |
| m.s. | play with left hand |