Music Glossary: [Page 2]
Use apps with spaced repetition & adaptive difficulty (e.g., Tenuto, Teoria). more
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Ear Training Practice Drills and Apps
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Compose phrases with groupings (e.g., 3+2+2/8); align melody accents. more
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Advanced Rhythm and Meter Creative Applications
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Sum sine partials with envelopes/filters; precise but CPU-heavy. more
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Electronic Production and Sound Design
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Upfront payment against future royalties. Recoupable per contract terms; no additional royalties are paid until recoupment is met. more
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Business and deals
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Upfront payment recouped from your royalties before you receive net income. Understand cross-collateralization. more
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Contracts, Deals and Legal Basics
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Advance PackSend stage plots, input lists, RF plan, and rider notes well before load-in. more
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Live Sound
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Aeolian ModeNatural minor mode with ♭6 and ♭7; melancholy, song-friendly. more
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Scales and Modes
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Aeolian VampStable minor‑mode groove built on i–♭VII or i–♭VII–♭VI; emphasizes natural minor color. more
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Progressions and Harmonic Devices
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West African groove fusion combining highlife, jazz, and funk with extended jams. more
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Genres and Forms
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Books live shows and tours, negotiates guarantees and terms with promoters/venues. Bleeds you dry but a neccessary evil! more
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Roles and business phrases
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A service that delivers your releases to streaming/download platforms, collects royalties, and pays out to you. more
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Digital Distribution and Monetization
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Ranking/recommendation logic that surfaces songs or videos based on behavior signals (watch time, saves, skips). more
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Marketing and creator economy
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Undesired mirrored frequencies caused by sampling content above Nyquist; sounds like inharmonic tones. more
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Audio Theory and Acoustics
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Hear b9, 9, 11, b13 over V7alt against a drone or looped vamp. more
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Ear Training Advanced Drills
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Altered Dominant PaletteMix ♭9, ♯9, ♭5/♯5, ♯11 colors; pivot between altered, diminished, whole-tone. more
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Improvisation
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Seventh mode of melodic minor; contains ♭9, ♯9, ♭5/♯11, ♯5/♭13—max tension over V7alt. more
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Scales and Modes
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Create instrumentals, TV mixes, clean versions, and performance masters. more
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Electronic Mixing and Master Delivery
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Blend strict alternate with economy/sweep on string changes for efficiency. more
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Guitar and Bass Technique
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Amp ModelerFloor or rack units (e.g., Helix, Kemper) replacing amps on stage. Provide consistent tones, silent stages, and MIDI patch recall. more
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Live Tech and Playback Rigs
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Magnitude of pressure deviation from ambient; correlates to perceived loudness but not linearly. more
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Audio Theory and Acoustics
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Weekly scan of streams, saves, watch time, CTR, geo; adapt content/ad spend. more
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Music Business and Marketing
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Andalusian CadenceA descending minor-key loop (e.g., Am–G–F–E) common in flamenco, pop, and film cues. more
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Genres, eras, slang
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Low-pass filter applied before A/D to remove content above Nyquist and prevent aliasing. more
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Audio Theory and Acoustics
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Call-and-response between sections/spaces to create spatial contrast and dialogue. more
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Orchestration and Notation
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Chromatic or diatonic neighbor chords leading into targets by half/whole step. more
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Harmony and Chords Advanced Voicings
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3-2-1 backups; cold storage of final mixes/masters, stems, instrumentals, and paperwork for future reuse. more
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Finance, Operations and Risk Management
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Arpeggio Shapes & InversionsMap triad/7th arpeggios across inversions for fluid runs. more
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Keys and Piano Technique
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