The Therapeutic Power of Music
Glossary
[A] [B] [C]
[D] [E] [F]
[G] [H] [I]
[J] [K] [L]
[M] [N] [O]
[P] [Q] [R]
[S] [T] [U]
[V] [W] [X]
[Y] [Z]
A
- Apollo
- The greek god of light and the sun.
- Amphion
- Son of Zeus and Antiope.
- Aristotles
- A Greek philosopher student of Plato and teacher of
Alexander the Great.
- Articulation
- The direction or performance technique that affects the
transition on single note or between multiple notes.
B
- Baroque music
- The term describes a style of European classic music since
1600 until1750.The word means misshappen pearl.
C
- Catalysts
- A substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction
without itself being affected.
- Cortisol
- It is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
H
- Harmony
- The use of simultaneous pitches (tones, notes) or chords.
M
- Melody
- Is a linear succession of musical tones that is percieved as a
single entity.
- Motor Cortex
- The area of the brain that corresponds to body movements.
- Mozart
- A prolific and influential Austrian composer of the Classical era.
- Music
- An art form whose medium is sound.
N
- Neocortex
- Area of the human brain that controls voluntary movements.
- Neurotransmitters
- Endogenous chemicals that amplify and connect signals between
a neuron and other cells.They work as an electrical stream
that activate the brain and its functions.
- Notes
- Musical note is a sign used to represent the relative duration
and pitch of a sound.
O
- Orpheus
- A Greek legendary god known as "the father of songs.
P
- Pitch
- Represents the percieved fundamental frequency of a sound.
- Pythagoras
- A Greek philosopher and mathematician.
R
- Rhytm
- The timing of the musical sound and silence.
S
- Scale
- Sequence of musical notes in ascending and descending order.
- Sympathetic Nervous System
- One of the three parts of the autonomic nervous system. It mobilizes
the body's resources under stress.
T
- Tempo
- Speed or pace of a given piece.
- Texture
- The way melodic, rhytmic,and harmonic materials are combined in a
composition.
- Timbre
- Quality of a music note/sound/tone that distinguishes different types
of sound productions.
