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Performance Royalties (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /per-for-mance-ro-yal-tees/

Related: Rights, Royalties

Also spelled or known as: Performance-Royalties

What does Performance Royalties mean?

Income earned from a song on radio, television, concerts, and other public performances or broadcast of music.

Performance Royalties are income earned from a song on radio, television, concerts, and other public performances or broadcast of music.

Example sentence: “We were sure to get him his Performance Royalties back.”

Needletime Rights (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /need-ull-time-rights/

Also spelled or known as: Needletime-Rights, Needle time Rights

Related: Rights, Mechanical Rights

What does Needletime Rights mean?

Recording companies and recording artists’ rights to receive royalties when their work is broadcasted in public.

Needletime Rights are recording labels and recording artists’ rights to receive royalties when their work is broadcasted in public. Recording artists are paid for the public performance of their commercially released recorded performances, and record companies are paid for the public performance of their commercially released sound recordings.

Example sentence: “Their law firm helped fix our Needletime rights.”

Mechanical Royalties (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /mek-ah-nik-all-ro-yal-tees/

Related: Rights, Royalties, Mechanical Rights

Also spelled or known as: Mechanical-Royalties

What does Mechanical Royalties mean?

Income paid to an artist, songwriter, or publisher when their mechanical rights are used.

Mechanical Royalties are payments from a record company to a songwriter or publisher when their mechanical rights are used.

Example sentence: “The label is sending a check with your Mechanical Royalties.”

Mechanical Rights (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /mek-ah-nik-all-rights/

Also spelled or known as: Mechanical-Rights

Related: Rights, Mechanical Royalties

What does Mechanical Rights mean?

Rights allowing a musical piece or work (song) to be legally reproduced onto different mediums like CDs, tapes, streaming, Mp3 players, etc.

Mechanical Rights are rights given, allowing a musical piece or work (song) to be legally reproduced onto different mediums like streaming, CDs, tapes, MP3 players, etc. Mechanical Rights are found in recording contracts.

Example sentence: “The fourth page talked about mechanical rights.”

Virtuoso (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /vir-too-o-so/

What does Virtuoso mean?

A really good or skilled musician.

A virtuoso is a really good or skilled musician. An example would be a piano virtuoso; a pianist.

Example sentence: “My girlfriend is a virtuoso violinist.”

Violin (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /vy-oh-lin/

Related: Violinist, Fiddle

What does Violin mean?

A four-stringed instrument played with a bow.

A violin is a four-stringed instrument played with a bow. A violin has a shallow body and is played with a bow by holding it under the chin and moving the bow over the strings.

Violin synonyms: Fiddle

Violin family: Violin, Viola, Cello

Example sentence: “When did you learn to play the violin? you’re a good violinist.”

Viola (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /ve-oh-lah/

What does Viola mean?

The tenor instrument of the violin family. A viola has four strings.

A viola is the tenor instrument of the violin family. A viola has four strings.

Violin family: Violin, Viola, Cello

Example sentence: “She was a really good viola player.”

Whole Note (noun)

Type: noun, music notation

Pronunciation: /hole-note/

Also spelled or known as: Whole-Note, WholeNote

Related: Whole Rest

What does Whole Note mean?

A note that takes up an entire measure in 4/4 time.

More notes: Half note, A note, B note, C note, D note, F note

A Whole Note (used in music notation) is a note that takes up an entire measure in 4/4 time.

Example sentence: “This one is a whole note.”

Instrumental (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /in-stru-ment-tal/

Related: Instrument, Instruments

Plural: Instrumentals

What does Instrumental mean?

A combination of instruments without words/vocals.

An instrumental is a combination of instruments without words/vocals.

Instrumental Synonyms: Beat

Example sentence: “Can you load the first instrumental you played.”

Beat (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /beet/

What does Beat mean?

1. The rhythm of music.

2. A single stroke of a rhythmic accent.

3. An instrumental or a combination of instruments without words.

A beat can mean the rhythm of music, a single stroke of a rhythmic accent, or an instrumental/a combination of instruments without words.

Beat Synonyms: Instrumental

Example sentence: “I need a beat to rap to.”

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