Melody/Harmony

• Relative Major/Minor


  Major and Minor keys with the same key signature.
• Interval


  The distance between two notes.
• Obbligato


  A prominent instrumental countermelody in a song.
• Acciaccatura


  To crush. The objective is to play the crushed note as quickly as possible thus taking as little time from the main notes as possible.
• Mordent


  Indicates that the note is to be played in a single rapid alternation with the note above or below it.
• Plagal Cadence


  Has an 'amen' sound.
• Interrupted Cadence


  Sounds like cadence should be perfect but the piece keeps going. Minor.
• Tierce de Picardie


  The final chord of a piece in a minor key is changed to major.
• Harmonic Minor Scale


  Arabian Nights.
• Melodic Minor Scale


  Arabian Nights but not on the way down.