Category: Music Terms

The saxophone is a woodwind instrument because it is played with a reed mouthpiece. The reed is inserted into the saxophone’s mouthpiece, and when air is blown through it, the …

Jamming is a musical term used to describe the playing of instruments together in an improvised way. In most cases, jamming is a casual and spontaneous activity, and everyone involved …

The term “chance” or “aleatoric” music refers to any sort of music that includes some components left to chance, or parts of a composed work left open for interpretation. This …

A music track can mean a released piece of music, such as a song on an album or a single. In recording software, track also means a lane containing an …

Commercial music is a type of music that is created, performed, and marketed to the public, for the purpose of making money. This can include music that is sold or …

OST means Original Soundtrack: the music associated with a movie, television show, video game, or other multimedia project. An OST album may contain music composed for the project, previously released …

A symphony is an extensive instrumental work written for an orchestra. An orchestra is a large group of musicians who play together. Philharmonic translates to “music lover,” and is similar …

A music genre is a broad category used to group music by recognizable traits, such as rhythm, instrumentation, performance style, or cultural tradition. One recording can fit more than one …

A movement is a large, usually self-contained division of a work such as a symphony, concerto, or sonata. Each movement can have its own tempo, themes, and musical form. The …

Improvisation generally refers to the process of making music spontaneously, without prior rehearsal. It can be a relatively free-form process, in which musicians simply make up music as they go …