• A cappella – Vocalists performing without any accompanying instrumentation

• Adagio – A slow and restful tempo

• Allegro – Lively and fast music

• Beat – A unit of music measurement

• Cadence – An arrangement of chords that signals the end to a musical piece or movement

• Choir – Group of singers singing together

• Chord progression – A sequence of chord i.e. to be played successively

• Clef – Usually found at the beginning of sheet music detailing the pitch at which the notes are to be played

• Concerto – A musical piece written for a singular instrument

• Contralto – Lowest singing female voice

• Duet – Music written for two vocalists or musicalists

• Dynamics – The volume of the musical composition

• Encore – Impromptu and reactionary musical performance to greet audience applause and request for more

• Ensemble – A performance of all instrument or vocalists singing in an orchestra

• Falsetto – Usage of a male voice in a manner as to resemble a female voice

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