| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accent | extra stress on a note |
| 2. | air support | steady controlled breath pressure |
| 3. | altissimo | very high sax register |
| 4. | alto | common midrange saxophone |
| 5. | arpeggio | notes of a chord |
| 6. | articulation | how notes are started |
| 7. | attack | beginning of a note |
| 8. | B-flat | tenor and soprano sax key |
| 9. | backbeat | accent on beats two and four |
| 10. | ballad | slow expressive tune |
| 11. | baritone | low-pitched large saxophone |
| 12. | barline | line dividing measures |
| 13. | bass | very low saxophone |
| 14. | bell | flared end of the instrument |
| 15. | bend | deliberate pitch change |
| 16. | bore | inner tube of the saxophone |
| 17. | bridge | contrasting middle section |
| 18. | changes | chord progression of a tune |
| 19. | chart | written music arrangement |
| 20. | chorus | one full song form cycle |
| 21. | coda | ending section of a piece |
| 22. | combo | small performing group |
| 23. | concert pitch | actual sounding pitch |
| 24. | contrabass | extremely low saxophone |
| 25. | cork | material sealing the neck joint |
| 26. | count-off | spoken beats before starting |
| 27. | cue | signal to enter or change |
| 28. | double-time | feel twice the rhythmic speed |
| 29. | doubling | playing more than one instrument |
| 30. | downbeat | first beat of a measure |
| 31. | dynamics | degrees of loudness |
| 32. | E-flat | alto and baritone sax key |
| 33. | embouchure | mouth position on the mouthpiece |
| 34. | etude | study piece for practice |
| 35. | facing | curved mouthpiece reed surface |
| 36. | fall | drop away after a note |
| 37. | fingering | pattern of pressed keys |
| 38. | funk | groove-based rhythmic style |
| 39. | fusion | jazz mixed with rock |
| 40. | ghost note | very lightly sounded note |
| 41. | gig | paid performance job |
| 42. | glissando | slide between pitches |
| 43. | grace note | quick ornamental note |
| 44. | growl | rough vocalized sax effect |
| 45. | head | main written melody |
| 46. | improvisation | spontaneous musical creation |
| 47. | improvise | create music spontaneously |
| 48. | interval | distance between two pitches |
| 49. | intonation | accuracy of pitch |
| 50. | key | central pitch and scale |
| 51. | keys | levers that open tone holes |
| 52. | latin | Afro-Cuban or Brazilian feel |
| 53. | lead sheet | melody and chords only |
| 54. | legato | smooth connected style |
| 55. | lick | short practiced musical phrase |
| 56. | ligature | band holding the reed |
| 57. | long tones | sustained notes for control |
| 58. | measure | group of beats in notation |
| 59. | meter | pattern of beats |
| 60. | metronome | device marking steady tempo |
| 61. | mouthpiece | part you blow into |
| 62. | neck | curved tube above the body |
| 63. | octave key | key for higher register |
| 64. | overtone | higher resonance above a note |
| 65. | pads | soft seals under keys |
| 66. | phrase | musical sentence of notes |
| 67. | phrasing | shaping musical lines |
| 68. | pickup | notes before the first bar |
| 69. | practice | regular focused playing work |
| 70. | reed | thin cane that vibrates |
| 71. | register | range area of pitches |
| 72. | rehearsal | group practice before performance |
| 73. | release | ending of a note |
| 74. | rest | written silence |
| 75. | riff | short repeated melodic figure |
| 76. | saxophone | single-reed woodwind instrument |
| 77. | scale | ordered series of notes |
| 78. | scoop | slide up into a note |
| 79. | slur | smoothly connected notes |
| 80. | solo | featured improvised passage |
| 81. | sopranino | very high small saxophone |
| 82. | soprano | higher-pitched saxophone |
| 83. | springs | parts that return keys |
| 84. | staccato | short detached notes |
| 85. | strap | neck support for the instrument |
| 86. | subtone | soft breathy low tone |
| 87. | tempo | speed of the music |
| 88. | tenon | joint end that fits together |
| 89. | tenor | lower common saxophone |
| 90. | thumb rest | support for the right thumb |
| 91. | timbre | color of the sound |
| 92. | tone hole | opening covered by a key |
| 93. | tonguing | using tongue to start notes |
| 94. | transcription | written version of a performance |
| 95. | trill | rapid alternation of notes |
| 96. | turn | ornament around a note |
| 97. | upbeat | unaccented beat or pickup |
| 98. | vibrato | slight wavering of pitch |
| 99. | voicing | oral shaping for tone |
| 100. | warm-up | preparatory playing routine |