Anapest

A three-syllable unit comprised of two unstressed syllables followed by an stressed accent. Such as: Are you LONEsome tonNIGHT? Do you MISS me...

Song spotting

The process of determining possibilities for sung...

Assonance

The repetition of vowel sounds in a passage.  Hamilton is ripe with assonance.  Assonance in contemporary (hip-hop) music can function similarly to internal rhymes, allowing words to resonate against each other.  See, for instance, for instance at all the ten...

Spondee

A two-syllable unit comprised of two stressed accents, such as: Flim flam, cut-throat, no-good,...

Chorus

The Chorus is particular type of refrain, usually shorter than the traditional refrain, often bearing repetitive phrases, often designed for chorus (or audience) to sing along. The musical theatre chorus is distinguished from the chorus in pop music. In pop music, the...