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major key

A musical scale generally thought to have a happy sound.

measure

A unit of musical time made up of beats and defined by the time signature, also called a bar.

melody

The series of notes that form the musical shape of a song. The hummable part of a song.

metronome

A device that keeps musical time.

middle C

Note that has a pitch of 261.63Hz. Generally found at the middle of a piano keyboard.

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)

A computer language for transmitting and storing musical information.

minor key

A musical scale generally thought to have a sadder sound.

mixer

A device that combines audio signals.

monitors

A pair of loudspeakers.

mono

A single channel audio signal.

musician

Musical performer who is usually employed in the food ...

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