| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accompaniment | Music supporting a main part |
| 2. | accompaniments | Music supporting main parts |
| 3. | air | A simple tune or melody |
| 4. | airs | Simple tunes or melodies |
| 5. | anthem | A rousing or identifying song |
| 6. | aria | A solo song in opera |
| 7. | arrangement | A version of a musical work |
| 8. | arrangements | Versions of musical works |
| 9. | backing track | Recorded accompaniment for performance |
| 10. | ballad | A narrative or sentimental song |
| 11. | beat | A regular pulse in music |
| 12. | beats | Regular pulses in music |
| 13. | canticle | A hymn or sacred song |
| 14. | carol | A festive or religious song |
| 15. | chant | A repeated rhythmic song |
| 16. | chorale | A harmonized hymnlike tune |
| 17. | composition | A created piece of music |
| 18. | compositions | Created musical works |
| 19. | countermelodies | Secondary melodies against others |
| 20. | countermelody | A secondary melody against another |
| 21. | dance tune | A tune for dancing |
| 22. | disc | A recorded music release |
| 23. | ditty | A short simple song |
| 24. | duet | Music performed by two people |
| 25. | ensemble | Music performed by a group |
| 26. | etude | A study piece for practice |
| 27. | fantasia | A free-form musical composition |
| 28. | finale | The closing musical section |
| 29. | fugue | A contrapuntal musical composition |
| 30. | groove | A compelling rhythmic feel |
| 31. | grooves | Compelling rhythmic feels |
| 32. | harmonies | Pleasing combinations of notes |
| 33. | harmony | Notes combined pleasingly together |
| 34. | hymn | A religious or solemn song |
| 35. | impromptu | A short spontaneous-sounding piece |
| 36. | instrumental | Music without singing |
| 37. | interlude | Music between larger sections |
| 38. | jingle | A short catchy advertising tune |
| 39. | lullaby | A soothing song for children |
| 40. | march | Music with a strong walking beat |
| 41. | melodic line | A sequence of musical notes |
| 42. | melodic phrase | A short segment of melody |
| 43. | melodies | Sequences of musical notes |
| 44. | melody | A pleasing sequence of musical notes |
| 45. | minuet | A graceful triple-time piece |
| 46. | motif | A short recurring musical idea |
| 47. | motifs | Short recurring musical ideas |
| 48. | musical phrase | A short segment of music |
| 49. | nocturne | A dreamy night-inspired composition |
| 50. | number | A performed song or tune |
| 51. | numbers | Performed songs or tunes |
| 52. | overture | An orchestral introduction to a work |
| 53. | passage | A section of a musical work |
| 54. | passages | Sections of musical works |
| 55. | piece | A single musical work |
| 56. | pieces | Individual musical works |
| 57. | playlist | A selected sequence of tracks |
| 58. | prelude | A short introductory musical piece |
| 59. | psalm | A sacred song or poem |
| 60. | quartet | Music for four performers |
| 61. | recording | A captured performance of sound |
| 62. | recordings | Captured performances of sound |
| 63. | repertoire | Music a performer can present |
| 64. | rhapsody | A free, expressive musical work |
| 65. | rhythm | A patterned beat or flow |
| 66. | riff | A repeated musical phrase |
| 67. | riffs | Repeated musical phrases |
| 68. | round | A song sung in staggered entries |
| 69. | score | Written music for performance |
| 70. | scores | Written forms of music |
| 71. | song | A short piece of sung music |
| 72. | songs | Short pieces of sung music |
| 73. | sound | Audible tones, especially musical ones |
| 74. | sounds | Audible tones or music |
| 75. | strain | A passage of music |
| 76. | strains | Passages of music |
| 77. | theme | A main melody in music |
| 78. | themes | Main melodies in music |
| 79. | track | A recorded song or piece |
| 80. | tracks | Recorded songs or pieces |
| 81. | trio | Music performed by three people |
| 82. | tune | A simple, memorable melody |
| 83. | tunes | Simple memorable melodies |
| 84. | underlay | Music placed beneath narration. |
| 85. | underscoring | Background music for action. |
| 86. | variation | A changed musical version. |
| 87. | variations | Changed versions of musical material. |
| 88. | vinyl | Records or music released on records |
| 89. | vocal | A sung musical performance. |
| 90. | vocals | Sung parts of a piece. |
| 91. | voice | A sung or instrumental line. |
| 92. | voices | Sung or instrumental musical lines. |
| 93. | waltz | Music in triple dance time |
| 94. | warble | A simple sung tune. |
| 95. | warbles | Simple sung tunes. |
| 96. | wax | Slang for recorded music |
| 97. | work | A musical composition. |
| 98. | works | Musical compositions. |
| 99. | yodel | A song with pitch breaks. |
| 100. | yodeling | Singing with rapid pitch changes. |
