Music Glossary: [Page 7]

Imitate short sung phrases; focus on contour, rhythm, and resolution tones. more

Improvise a “call,” then answer it with a contrasting or resolving phrase. Trains phrasing, conversation, and audience engagement. more

Vocal composition with instrumental accompaniment; sacred or secular, multi-movement. more

Month-by-month projection of inflows/outflows (advances, fees, ads, rent). Prevents crunches and missed bills. more

Digital distribution and services for independent artists, delivering to major DSPs with metadata. more

Build solos from tiny interval cells (e.g., 1–b3–5). Sequence, invert, and transpose through changes for modern, intervallic lines. more

Tenor/bass string instrument tuned C–G–D–A; lyrical low-mid register and powerful bass. more

Variations over a repeated harmonic progression; expressive large-scale set-piece. more

Andean small lute with bright chorused pairs; rapid strums. more

Concise notes for feel, groove, pedal cues, pedal changes, patch names, or capo positions as needed. more

Organized income/expense categories (royalties, advances, merch, touring, studio) for clean bookkeeping and taxes. more

Pick notation level per player: lead sheets, chord charts, or Nashville Numbers. more

Provide MD5/SHA hashes or zipped packages so clients can confirm file integrity after transfer. more

Pre-mapped triads/7ths/extended voicings on pads or keys for instant progressions. more

A sequence of chords organized over time to imply tonal direction, tension, and release. Progressions may follow functional harmony (tonic–predomin... more

Prepare bingo cards with common progressions; mark as you identify in songs. more

Randomly audition triad/seventh qualities; answer by ear before revealing. more

Recognizing major/minor/diminished/augmented and seventh qualities by ear. more

Identifying major, minor, diminished, augmented, sus, and extended chords by ear, including color tones. more

Match scale choices to functions; avoid over-theorizing in performance. more

Use consistent symbols (maj7, min7, 7, sus4, add9); avoid mixed nomenclature within a chart. more

Consistent extensions/alterations syntax (e.g., Cmaj7(11)/C); avoid mixed systems. more

Consistent chord font and syntax (e.g., Cmaj7, CΔ7, avoid mixing). more

Practice hitting 3rds/7ths on strong beats while hearing underlying changes. more

Drop-2, shell, and quartal shapes mapped across the neck. more

Voicings above vocal; avoid masking bass/kick; use rhythmic motifs. more

Matching each chord to a compatible scale to generate note choices. Useful as a map, but great solos still prioritize melody, voice-leading, and rh... more