Music Glossary: [Page 2]

String height above frets; impacts feel, buzz, intonation, and technique. more

Top/mid/bottom funnel ads from awareness to conversion; track CPA/ROAS. more

Use apps with spaced repetition & adaptive difficulty (e.g., Tenuto, Teoria). more

Added tone chords expand the basic triad by adding color tones—usually the 2nd (9th), 4th (11th), or 6th (13th)—without including a 7th. more

Compose phrases with groupings (e.g., 3+2+2/8); align melody accents. more

Sum sine partials with envelopes/filters; precise but CPU-heavy. more

Upfront payment against future royalties. Recoupable per contract terms; no additional royalties are paid until recoupment is met. more

Upfront payment recouped from your royalties before you receive net income. Understand cross-collateralization. more

Send stage plots, input lists, RF plan, and rider notes well before load-in. more

Natural minor mode with ♭6 and ♭7; melancholy, song-friendly. more

Stable minor‑mode groove built on i–♭VII or i–♭VII–♭VI; emphasizes natural minor color. more

West African groove fusion combining highlife, jazz, and funk with extended jams. more

Books live shows and tours, negotiates guarantees and terms with promoters/venues. Bleeds you dry but a neccessary evil! more

A service that delivers your releases to streaming/download platforms, collects royalties, and pays out to you. more

The automated system that decides what content users see on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube. For musicians, algorithms determine who d... more

Ranking/recommendation logic that surfaces songs or videos based on behavior signals (watch time, saves, skips). more

Undesired mirrored frequencies caused by sampling content above Nyquist; sounds like inharmonic tones. more

Altered chords are dominant chords that include one or more altered extensions — notes raised or lowered by a semitone to intensify tension and... more

Hear b9, 9, 11, b13 over V7alt against a drone or looped vamp. more

Mix ♭9, ♯9, ♭5/♯5, ♯11 colors; pivot between altered, diminished, whole-tone. more

Seventh mode of melodic minor; contains ♭9, ♯9, ♭5/♯11, ♯5/♭13—max tension over V7alt. more

Create instrumentals, TV mixes, clean versions, and performance masters. more

Blend strict alternate with economy/sweep on string changes for efficiency. more

Amazon Music is one of the largest global streaming services, integrated deeply with the Amazon ecosystem — Alexa devices, Fire TV, Prime subsc... more

Floor or rack units (e.g., Helix, Kemper) replacing amps on stage. Provide consistent tones, silent stages, and MIDI patch recall. more

Magnitude of pressure deviation from ambient; correlates to perceived loudness but not linearly. more

Weekly scan of streams, saves, watch time, CTR, geo; adapt content/ad spend. more