Music Terminology
Instruments
Covers, Samples, Plagiarism
Genres
100

Three or more notes played at the same time.

Chord

100

It has 6 strings, and can be acoustic, electric, or a mixture of both.

Guitar

100

This is the main reason why a musician sues another musician.

Money

100

This genre is the most popular music at a certain period of time. 

Pop music

200
The name of a single frequency, either sung or played by an instrument.

Pitch

200

It has 88 buttons, and is both a string instrument AND a percussion instrument. Its name originally derives from a volume level.

Piano

200

This is when someone steals another person's work and claims it as their own. It is often illegal.

Plagiarism.

200

This genre uses electric guitars, drums, bass, and singing. Usually is loud and has a strong beat.

Rock

300

The most important part of any song that is made up of different notes and rhythms.

Melody
300

This instrument is the largest and lowest pitch of the brass instrument family.

Tuba

300

This is when a sample is changed from the original to fit into a new song.

Integrate

300

This genre uses horns, piano, drums, and bass. Most popular in the early 1900s.

Jazz

400

These describe the volume of music being performed.

Dynamics

400

This percussion instrument has many keys, uses yarn mallets, and is larger than a xylophone.

Marimba

400

This act gives legal ownership to musicians who publish their music. Answer must include the name and year.

Copyright Act of 1976

400

This is what it is called when a genre is changed or evolved into a brand new genre

Sub-genre

500
A word describing of the mood or feeling of a song, or the choice of notes that affect the emotion of the song.

Tonality

500

This is the highest pitched voice type. The "S" in the acronym SATB.

Soprano

500

In 2014, this band sued famous rock band Led Zepplin for stealing a portion of their song, "Taurus". They famously lost the case due to outdated laws.

Spirit

500

This genre of music comes from the southern US states and typically uses acoustic instruments to perform music. 

Country