Form and production terms

1. Artist

1.1. Songwriter: Person who creates an original musical or lyrical idea

1.2. Topliner: Contributes to a pre-made song or beat.

1.3. Producer: Manages musicians, oversees recordings ans artistic choices

1.4. Sound Engineer: Recording and editing techlogy specialist

2. Industry terms

2.1. Performing rights Organizations (PRO´s): Are the ones that take money from people who listen to songs and give to the people who make songs.

2.1.1. ASCAP

2.1.2. BMI

2.1.3. SESAC

2.2. Rigths:

2.2.1. Publishing rights: composition

2.2.2. Master rights: recording

2.3. Mechanical royalties: Hard sales, CD´s, downloads,

2.4. Performance rotalties: The money paid for live performances

2.5. Sychronization licensing: Money paid to artists from TV and films (trailers).

3. Forms

3.1. Musical forms

3.1.1. Strophic (AAA)

3.1.2. Alternate verse/chorus (ABABAB)

3.1.3. 12 bar (AAB)

3.1.4. 32 bar (AABA)

3.1.5. Through-composed (ABCDE)

3.2. Verse: Part where the .yrics change but the song stays the same.

3.3. Refrain: Section attached to the end of the verse where the lyrics repeats.

3.4. Chorus: Lyric and music stay the same

3.5. Bridge: Section in the middle that varies musically and lirically

4. Production

4.1. Mono: One channel signal

4.2. Two or more channel signal

4.3. Reverb: Added effect to artifitially simulate sound reflections in a room or space.

4.4. Delay/echo: Multiple copies of a sound in quick sucession.