The musical terms and conditions * in2words

The musical terms and conditions

Let’s have fun with some musical terms and the way it could get misunderstood by a few non-musicians. Just for fun!

In musical terms	*Doesn’t mean this*	*But means this*
Piece		*It’s a song*
*Playing by ear*		*Playing tunes without the help of written notes*
*Notes*		*12 different prominent frequencies which repeat in a certain progression*
*Key*		*A note on which the song is composed, a central note or a root note*
*Pitch*		*A range of prominent frequencies around a root note*
*Bass*	*Misspelled by many as Baaas! But it is more like base*	*Notes of Low frequencies*
*Treble*	*Misspelled by many as trouble!*	*Notes of Mid and high frequencies*
*Time Signature*		*The rule of a prominent beat which* starts or ends *after a fixed number of beats of a particular duration.*
*Bar*		*Depending on the time signature, will hold a certain number of beats*
*Rock, Pop, Blues, Jazz*		*Genres, Different styles of producing music*
*Monitor*		*Usually, an audio speaker for reference*
*To be continued…*	*To be continued…*	To be continued…