| Counterpoint | The combining of relatively independent musical lines.
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| Canon | A contrapuntal procedure in which the instruments or voices have identical rhythms and contours but are offset by one or more beats.
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| Rounds | Canons that are perpetual - there is no notated ending for the ensemble.
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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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| Sixth Chord | A triad in first inversion.
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| Imitative Counterpoint | Counterpoint in which similar material is passed from part to part.
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| Neighbor Motion | Motion from a given tone up or down one step followed by a return to the first tone.
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