mais

corn noun. corn [noun] the plants themselves; grain(American) maize [noun] (British) an important cereal, grown especially in America; corn(American)

Italian term meaning "but" (or however). It is typically used in musical directives such as the tempo directive "allegro ma non troppo" meaning fast but not too fast.

Music is a collection of coordinated sound or sounds. Making music is the process of putting sounds and tones in an order, often combining them to create a unified composition. People who make music creatively organize sounds for a desired result, like a Beethoven symphony or one of Duke Ellington's jazz songs.

sad and pensive me·​sto. ˈme(ˌ)stō : sad and pensive. used as a direction in music.

And now, without further ado, here are the most common synonyms for mais: cependant – nevertheless, however. This word can be used in the middle or at the beginning of a sentence.

From Portuguese mais (“more”), from Old Galician-Portuguese mais (“more”), from Latin magis (“more”).

Major and Minor are expressed as two-letter abbreviations (“ma” and “mi”), and shorthand is used for diminished and augmented chords, but nothing else.

So next time you are listening to a piece of music, try to separate out the parts and listen to how each of the Elements of Music are being used. Listen for the Dynamics, Form, Harmony, Melody, Rhythm, Texture, Timbre and Tonality. You might even want to start keeping a listening journal of the music you hear.

is a group of sounds that people have arranged in a pleasing or meaningful way. All cultures of the world make some form of music. Music can be simple - for example, one person tapping out a beat on a log drum or singing a children's song.

Marziale – in a march style, usually in simple, strongly marked rhythm and regular phrases. Mesto – sad, mournful. Misterioso - mystical, in a shady manner. Morendo – dying.

mezza voce, half‐voice, i.e. half the vocal (or instr.) power possible. (Not to be confused with messa di voce.) mezzo‐forte, half‐loud, i.e. neither loud nor soft. From: mezzo in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music »