Type: noun
Pronunciation: /flu-tist/
Related: Flute
What does Flutist mean?
A flutist is someone who plays the flute. A flute player is known as a flutist.
Example sentence: “We need a flutist for the show tomorrow.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /B-M-I/
Also spelled or known as: B M I, B.M.I.
What does BMI mean?
BMI stands for Broadcast Music Incorporated. BMI is an American performing rights organization that protects its members’ musical copyrights. BMI tracks performances of their music and collects (and distributes) the fees associated with those performances. BMI is not a music publisher.
More Performing Rights Organizations: ASCAP, SESAC
Example sentence: “What’s your BMI info for the upcoming song?”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /tone-ull-bal-ans/
Also spelled or known as: Tonal-Balance
Related: Balance
What does Tonal Balance mean?
Tonal Balance (also known as Balance) is the relative level of two or more sounds, voices, instruments, etc. Balance is important in audio because it levels out the different volumes in music so that they do not interfere with each other. Balance can also refer to a comparison in the tonal quality rather than just volumes.
Tonal Balance synonyms: Leveling, Balance
Example sentence: “I’ll have the manager fix the tonal balance.”
Type: noun, verb
Pronunciation: /one-tayk/
Also spelled or known as: One Take
What does One Take mean?
One Take is something that was recorded one time. It was recorded in “One Take”.
Example sentence: “I recorded the song in one take.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /pre-mah-don-ah/
Also spelled or known as: Prima-Donna
What does Prima Donna mean?
A Prima Donna is the leading female singer in an opera company.
Example sentence: “She can sing like a prima donna.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /bal-ans/
Also spelled or known as: Tonal balance
What does Balance mean?
Balance is the relative level of two or more sounds, voices, instruments, etc. Balance is important in audio because it levels out the different volumes in music so that they do not interfere with each other. Balance can also refer to a comparison in the tonal quality rather than just volumes.
Balance synonyms: Leveling, Tonal Balance
Example sentence: “This song has really good balance.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /cov-err-sung/
Also spelled or known as: Cover-song, Coversong
Related: Cover, Song
Plural: Cover Songs
What does Cover Song mean?
A cover song (also known as a cover version or cover) is an artist’s version of a song that was recorded and released by a previous artist.
Cover Song Synonyms: Cover version, Cover, Remake, Revival, Remix, Rework
Example sentence: “I’m posting the cover song tonight.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /com-po-ser/
Plural: Composers
What does Composer mean?
A composer is someone who composes or writes music. Composers write lyrics for songs or for an instrumental track, etc.
Example sentence: “I sent the instrumental to the composer.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /as-ain-ment/
What does Assignment mean?
An assignment is the transfer of the rights of a song or catalog from one copyright holder to another.
Example sentence: “The deal had an assignment.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /com-po-si-tion/
Related: Musical Composition, Original Composition
What does Composition mean?
A composition is a musical work.
Composition Synonyms: Writing, Lyrics, Musical Composition, Original Composition
Example sentence: “I really like the composition.”