Music Flashcards
Digital Audio Workstation
DAW
Creating music through music technology using different tools and instruments to create sounds that go together for the purpose of song creation
Production
The process of creating and arranging musical ideas
Composition
Refers to sound, particularly the recording, reproduction, and processing of sound waves
Audio
A digital channel where audio or MIDI data can be recorded, edited, and mixed to create a musical composition
Track
An electronic musical instrument that is designed to produce percussion and drum sounds
Drum Machine
A rhythmic pattern of percussion sounds produced by a drum kit, drum machine, or any other percussion instrument
Drum Beat
Low-pitched notes played by a bass instrument
Bass Line
Beats Per Minute
BPM
A ley is a group of pitches or scale that forms a musical composition
Key
A pre-recorded sound or musical phrase that is incorporated into a new composition or recording
Sample
The process of how a song is structured
Arrangement
Refers to the organisation and arrangement of a piece of music
Structure
Strophic form is a song structure in which the same melody is repeated on each verse
Strophic form
Refers to the layers of a song
Texture