Dictionary: W

growing

in jazz, an onomatopoetic term that describes the undulating sound produced by alternating dampening, then restoring, a portion of a tone, for exam…

foot operated device used by an electric guitarist and bassist which modulates the output by removing low frequencies and boosts high frequencies p…

during

a narrowing in the middle of the body of an instrument, resulting in a shape like an hourglass, typically found in string instruments

a bass line that moves steadily in a rhythm contrasting to that of the upper parts; in jazz, a walking bass usually moves by steps played on bass o…

a simple triple time dance; the dance generally has an introduction, a number of different melodies, before finishing with a coda; harmonically, th…

waltz

waltz time

Kenyan guitar

wavering, shaking

warmth

folk instrument made from an overturned washtub (the resonator), broom handle (the neck), and a single string, the tension on the string being prov…

a drinking festival often mentioned in Christmas carols

a musical style from Mali typified by a strong Arabic feel

popular Malagasy dance rhythm influenced by music from Mozambique and Congo

to change

changing note

away, off

sorrow

sorrow

sorrowful

sorrowful

soft, tender, light, minor

wailing

drinking song

little

to become

becoming

a Muslim style of music performed most often as a wake up call for early breakfast and prayers during Ramadan celebrations

a pitch bending device that moves the bridge on a guitar

A whole step is a basic distance unit in scale construction and melodic movement. Understanding whole step and half step relationships is essential…

the interval of a major second

six note scale where the interval between successive notes is a whole step See Musical Scales

as, like, as if

as at the beginning

again

repetition

rocking, swaying

lullaby, berceuse, cradle song

Viennese

pleasant, pleasantly

a false note on a stringed instrument the result of an unintentional resonant response

part of a speaker system designed to handle the low frequency parts of the signal

musical depiction of words in text, so that the music tries to imitate the emotion, action, or adjectival description in the text, a device used of…

music where influences from more that one cultural tradition intermingle, first made popular in the 1980s

work without an opus number,indicating works that were either unpublished or were not assigned an opus number by the composer

weighty

wish

dignity

dignified

rage

raging, furious

rage

raging, furious

raging, furious

raging, furious