Expand your musical knowledge with these essential music terms. Learn the language of music and enhance your understanding and appreciation of this art form.
Italian musical terms that describe a playing style or mood can be used at the beginning or throughout a piece of music. A piece might have only one mood described for its entire duration, or sections might have different moods that change regularly back and forth. These musical terms help to create a mental picture […]
The elements of music can be seen as being the building blocks of music. Without them, music (of any style/age) would not exist because sound itself would
When playing music, a musician needs to know how long to play each note. Composers tell them by using different note symbols. Let’s take a look at some of the music note types we definitely need to know about when learning to read music.