Basics
This element of music deals with how high or low a sound is.
What is pitch?
This is the basic unit of time in music.
What is a beat?
A melody that moves note-to-note with no skips is called this.
What is stepwise?
This stands for Digital Audio Workstation.
What is DAW?
This is usually the first section of a song.
What is the intro?
This term describes the "color" or quality of a sound that makes one instrument sound different from another
What is timbre?
This term tells us how fast or slow music goes, measured in BPM
What is tempo?
These are the I, IV, and V chords in the key of C major.
C, F, and G?
These programs—like BandLab or Soundtrap—are used to create digital music.
What are DAWs?
This section contains the catchy, repeated hook.
What is the chorus?
These four main elements make up the foundation of most music.
What are pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and timbre?
The time signature 4/4 tells us there are this many beats per measure.
What is 4?
This is a group of notes played at the same time to support the melody.
What is harmony (or a chord)?
This is the part of the DAW where you arrange loops and samples.
What is the track view (or timeline)?
This part connects ideas and adds contrast—often before the final chorus
What is the bridge?
This describes how music makes us feel, even when there are no lyrics.
What is emotion (or expression)?
These three parts are commonly used to build a drum loop.
What are kick, snare, and hi-hat?
This is the scale with no sharps or flats.
What is C major?
This tool balances left/right placement of sounds.
What is panning?
These are the five common sections of a pop song.
What are intro, verse, chorus, bridge, and outro?
This texture of music features multiple melodies or layers at the same time.
What is polyphony?$
A short rhythmic phrase that repeats throughout a track.
What is a loop?
This term describes the set of sharps or flats in a piece of music.
What is a key signature?
This effect allows producers to adjust high, mid, and low frequencies.
What is EQ (Equalization)?
This is the process of combining layers like drums, bass, melody, and chords.
What is arranging (or building a track)?