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metronome
A metronome () is a device that produces an audible click or other sound at a uniform interval that can be set by the user, typically in beats per minute (BPM). Metronomes may also include synchronized visual motion, such as a swinging pendulum or a blinking light. Musicians—and others including dancers, athletes, and health professionals—often practise with a metronome to improve their timing, especially the ability to maintain a steady tempo with a regular beat or pulse. Composers and conductors often use numerical metronome markings to communicate their preferred tempos to musicians prepari
étude
upright=1.3|thumb|Frédéric Chopin's Étude Op. 10, No. 2 (Chopin)|Étude Op. 10, No. 2: a rapid [[chromatic scale in the right hand is used to develop the weaker fingers of the right hand. Most études are written to perfect a particular technical skill.]] upright=1.3|thumb|Frédéric Chopin's Étude Op. 25, No. 11 (Chopin)|Étude Op. 25, No. 11
music education
field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music
music school
institution specializing in music education
master class
lesson taught by expert in field
Suzuki method
teaching method
Orff Schulwerk
musical composition
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
composition by Benjamin Britten
Dalcroze Eurhythmics
developmental approach for teaching music
Kodály Method
approach to music education
Gebrauchsmusik
'''''' () is a German term, meaning "utility music", for music that exists not only for its own sake, but which was composed for some specific, identifiable purpose. This purpose can be a particular historical event, like a political rally or a military ceremony, or it can be more general, as with music written to accompany dance, or music written for amateurs or students to perform.
ear training
process used to teach aural recognition of musical elements, like pitch or melody
music-learning theory
learning theory that specifies how students learn music based on behavioral and cognitive psychology
Musikalisches Würfelspiel
musical dice game used to randomly generate music
bicinium
thumb|Bicinium super Omnis arbor
school band
group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together
music lesson
type of formal instruction in music
method
music learning book; kind of textbook for a specified musical instrument or a selected problem of playing a certain instrument
piano pedagogy
study of the teaching of piano playing
voice projection
strength of speaking or singing whereby the voice is used loudly and clearly
Playing by ear
Music skill
Arban method
book by Jean-Baptiste Arban