B
- ballad
Usually a slower-tempoed song with voice as the primary instrument.
- backbeat
Usually beats 2 and 4 of a measure in popular music.
- bar
Measure. Also where bands play.
- bass
Low-pitched range of sound. Also a low-pitched instrument such as a bass guitar or an upright double bass.
- bass player
Musician who can be replaced by a pianist's left hand.
- beat
A unit of musical time; a subdivision of a measure. The pulse of a song.
- bpm
Beats per minute. Relates musical time to conventional time and defines the tempo.
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