| Canon | A contrapuntal procedure in which the instruments or voices perform identical rhythms and contours, with later-sounding parts being offset by one or more beats.
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| Fugue | A piece in which each voice states a short theme (the subject) in turn, after which it is tossed about among the voices, fragmented, and developed.
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| Imitative Counterpoint | Counterpoint in which similar melodic material is passed from part to part.
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| Neighbor Motion | Motion proceeding from a given tone up or down one step followed by a return to the first tone.
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| Round | A canon that is perpetual – there is no notated ending for the ensemble.
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| Sixth Chord | A triad in first inversion.
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| Slash Chord | A chord whose bass note is indicated (and the inversion inferred) by the addition of a slash and the letter of the bass after the root note letter.
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| Subject | The short theme that is used as the primary musical material in a fugue.
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