the art or the act of writing pieces of music, poetry, etc.

(of a musical instrument) making a sound that is natural not amplified

innovative, experimental, or unconventional in style or approach, especially in the arts

a piece of music performed by two people

an upright line that separates the bars in written music

three or more musical notes that form a harmony when played together

any of the short sections consisting of musical beats located between two consecutive lines

an arrangement of a series of musical notes with specified intervals, in ascending or descending pitch order

any of the signs written on the left-hand end of a staff indicating the pitch of the notes

a narrow flat part on the neck of a string instrument where the fingers press the strings to play various notes

to be the star performer in a concert or performance

based on a scale in which the interval between the third and the fourth notes and the seventh and the eighth notes is a half step

based on a scale in which the interval between the second and the third notes, the fifth and the sixth notes and the seventh and eighth notes is a half step

the interval between the first and the last notes in eight diatonic degrees

to play a string instrument, such as a guitar, using the fingers or a plectrum