musics
Diverse sonic traditions
Musics is the plural of music, used when distinguishing between different traditions, genres, or cultural forms: the musics of West Africa, exploring the musics of the Mediterranean.
Standard usage treats music as uncountable, so musics appears mainly in academic or ethnomusicological contexts where emphasizing variety matters.
Music studied culturally
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- notationSystem of written symbols
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
counterpoint · analysis · pedagogy · conservatory · curriculum · dissertation · scholarship · canon
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- rockSolid earthen material
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
blues · folk · country · electronic · metal · punk · soul · R&B
Combining into one mass
- masteringAttaining full command
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- beatsPulses or defeats
- loopsSelf-crossing curved shapes
tracks · stems · layering · arrangement · sequencing · synthesizer · DAW · recording
Indonesian percussive ensemble
- ragaIndian melodic framework
- mariachiMexican folk ensemble
- fadoPortuguese genre of lament
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
samba · calypso · kora · taiko · didgeridoo · sitar · balalaika · throat singing
Restoration of health
- meditationFocused attention practice
- relaxationState of being unwound
- soundscapeAcoustic environment's character
- ambientOf the surroundings
binaural · chanting · drumming · entrainment · resonance · vibration · wellness · mindfulness
ethnomusicology
Music studied culturally
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- notationSystem of written symbols
harmony · counterpoint · analysis · pedagogy · conservatory · curriculum · dissertation · scholarship · canon · historiography
classical
Of ancient Greece/Rome
reggae · blues · folk · country · electronic · metal · punk · soul · R&B · gospel
mixing
Combining into one mass
loops · tracks · stems · layering · arrangement · sequencing · synthesizer · DAW · recording · overdub
gamelan
Indonesian percussive ensemble
tango · samba · calypso · kora · taiko · didgeridoo · sitar · balalaika · throat singing · gagaku
healing
Restoration of health
- meditationFocused attention practice
- relaxationState of being unwound
- soundscapeAcoustic environment's character
ambient · binaural · chanting · drumming · entrainment · resonance · vibration · wellness · mindfulness · ceremonial
musicssilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · soundlessness · muteness · hush
- listening to musicAttending to organized sound
- music videosVisual accompaniments to songs
- rock musicAmplified guitar-driven popular genre
- live musicOnstage musical performance
- loud musicHigh-decibel audio entertainment
- music boxMechanism playing melodies mechanically
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