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| A (n) | A | la (m) |
| Achtelnote (f) | quaver | croche (f) |
| Akkord (m) | chord | accord (m) |
| auflösen | cancel (accidental), resolve | |
| Auflösung (f) | resolution | |
| Auflösungszeichen (n) | natural | bécarre (m) |
| Auftakt (m) | upbeat | levé (m) |
| B (n) | B flat | si bémol |
| b (n) | flat | bémol |
| Bassschlüssel (m) | bass clef | clef (f) de fa |
| Betonung (f) | stress, emphasis | accentuation (f) |
| binden | to tie, to slur | lier, coupler |
| Bindung (f) | ligature | liaison (f) |
| C (n) | C | ut (m), do (m) |
| Cis (n) | C sharp | ut (m) dièse |
| D (n) | D | ré (m) |
| Dezime (f) | dixième (f) | |
| Dominante (f) | dominant | dominante (f) |
| Dreiklang (m) | triad | triple accord (m) |
| Dreivierteltakt (m) | three-four time | mesure (f) à trois temps |
| Dur | major | mode (m) majeur |
| E (n) | E | mi (m) |
| F (n) | F | fa (m) |
| Fingersatz (m) | doigté (m) | |
| G (n) | G | sol (m) |
| Ganzton (m) | whole-tone | ton (m) |
| Griff (m) | stop, fingering | touche (f) |
| Griffbrett (n) | fingerboard | |
| gross (Intervall) | major | majeur |
| Grundton (m) | keynote | ton (m) principal, tonique (f) |
| H (n) | B | si (m) |
| Halbton (m) | semitone | demi-ton (m) |
| hoch | high | haut |
| Intervall (n) | interval | intervalle (m) |
| Kanon (m) | canon | canon (m) |
| Klang (m) | sound | son (m), ton (m) |
| Klangfarbe (f) | timbre | timbre (m), tonalité (f) |
| Klanglehre (f) | acoustics | acoustique (f) |
| klein (Intervall) | minor | mineur |
| Kontrapunkt (m) | counterpoint | contrepoint (m) |
| Kreuz (n) | sharp | dièse (m) |
| Melodie (f) | melody, tune | mélodie (f), air (m) |
| Moll | minor | mode (m) mineur |
| Muster (n) | pattern | |
| Note (f) | note | note (f) |
| Note(f), ganze | semibreve | ronde (f) |
| Note(f), halbe | minim | blanche (f) |
| Notenlinie (f) | ligne (f) de la portée (f) | |
| Notenlinien, fünf (f) | portée (f) | |
| Notenschlüssel (m) | clef | clef (f) |
| Notenwert (m) | ||
| Oktave (f) | octave | octave (f) |
| Partitur (f) | score | partition (f) |
| Pause (f) | rest | |
| pfeifen | to whistle | siffler |
| Prim (f) | prime (f) | |
| Quarte (f) | fourth | quarte (f) |
| Quinte (f) | fifth | quinte (f) |
| Rhythmus (m) | rhythm | rythme (m) |
| Sechzehntelnote (f) | double croche (f) | |
| Sechzehntelpause (f) | quart (m) de soupir | |
| Sekunde (f) | second | seconde (f) |
| Septe (f) | seventh | septième (f) |
| Sexte (f) | sixth | sixte (f) |
| Stufe (f) | degree | |
| Takt (m) | time | mesure (f), cadence (f) |
| Takteinheit (f) | bar | |
| Taktschlag (m) | beat | temps (m), battement (m) |
| Taktstrich (m) | bar | barre (f) de mesure |
| Tastatur (f) | keyboard, keys | clavier (m) |
| Tempo (n) | tempo | temps (m) |
| Terz (f) | third | tierce (f) |
| tief | low | bas |
| tief, zu tief | flat | |
| Ton (m) | tone, sound | ton (m), son(m) |
| Tonart (f) | key | tonalité (f), mode (m) |
| Tonika (f) | tonic ? | tonique (f) |
| Tonlage (f), Tonhöhe (f) | pitch | (hauteur (f) du) ton (m) |
| Tonleiter (f), Skala (f) | scale | gamme (f) |
| Tonstärke (f) | puissance (f) du son | |
| Tremolo (n) | quaver | |
| Triller (m) | trill | trille (m) |
| Triole (f) | triplet ? | triolet (m) |
| Übergang (m) | modulation (f) | |
| übermässig | augmented | augmenté |
| vermindert | diminished | diminué |
| Vibrato (n) | ||
| Viertelnote (f) | crotchet | noire (f) |
| Viertelpause (f) | crotchet | soupir (m) |
| Viervierteltakt (m) | common time | mesure (f) à quatre-quatre |
| Violinschlüssel (m) | violin clef, treble clef | clef (f) de sol |
| Vorzeichen (n) | accidental | signe (m) |