The Musical Terminology and Symbols represented here are the basic terms and symbols that every musician needs to know to perform any genre of Western Music. Terms shown in BOLD …

These symbols indicate that the music in between the two signs should be repeated. If there is no indication given for how many times the section of music should be repeated, then it should be …

The aim of this book is to discuss fundamental principles of musical composition in concise, practical terms, and to provide guidance for student composers.

Duet ballad/ musical scene- As with the solo ballad, staging a duet is really like staging a scene. We often explore romantic relationships in their tender or serious stage. The transition from …

See https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-17.0/ for charts showing only the characters added in Unicode 17.0. See https://www.unicode.org/Public/17.0.0/charts/ for a complete …

It refers to a musical meter that is equivalent to 2/2, or a half note pulse. It is used to signify a fairly quick tempo and is a prominent part of military marches.

There are 7 commonly-recognized musical modes today, each with a different sequence of half steps and whole steps. They are best demonstrated by starting on a specific white note of the …