| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Chamber music | Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any "art music" that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part. |
| Chanson | Chanson (French for "song") refers to any song with French words, but more specifically classic, lyric-driven French songs, European songs in the cabaret style, or a diverse range of songs interpreted in this style. |
| Chant | Chant (from Old French chanter) is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two pitches called reciting tones. |
| Character piece | Character pieces are a staple of Romantic music, and are essential to that movement's interest the evocation of particular moods or moments. |
| Chest voice | Chest voice is a term used within vocal music. The use of this term varies widely within vocal pedagogical circles and there is currently no one consistent opinion among vocal music professionals in regards to this term. |
| Choir | A choir, chorale, or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. |
| Chorale | A chorale was originally a hymn of the Lutheran church sung by the entire congregation. In casual modern usage, the term also includes classical settings of such hymns and works of a similar character. |
| Chorale prelude | In music, a chorale prelude is a short liturgical composition for organ using a chorale tune as its basis. |
| Chord | In music and music theory a chord is three or more different notes that sound simultaneously. |
| Chord chart | A chord chart or Jazz chart is a form of musical notation that describes harmonic and rhythmic information only. It is the most common form of notation used by professional session musicians playing jazz or other forms of popular music. |
| Chord notation | Chord notation refers to the written notation for musical chords. |
| Chord progression | A chord progression (also chord sequence and harmonic progression or sequence), as its name implies, is a series of chords played in order. |
| Chord substitution | A chord substitution is the use of a chord in the place of another related chord in a chord progression. Chord substitution is often done by jazz musicians who play chordal instruments (e.g., jazz guitar, jazz piano, and jazz organ). |
| Chordophone | A chordophone is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a vibrating string or strings stretched between two points. |
| Chorus effect | A chorus effect is: A condition in the way people perceive similar sounds coming from multiple sources. A simulation of this effect created by signal processing equipment. A signal processing device designed to produce this effect. |
| chromatic circle | The chromatic circle is a geometrical space that depicts relationships among the 12 equal-tempered pitch classes comprising the familiar chromatic scale. |
| Chromatic scale | The chromatic scale is a musical scale with twelve pitches, each a semitone or half step apart. |
| Chromaticism | In music chromaticism is a compositional technique interspersing the primary diatonic pitches and chords with other pitches of the chromatic scale. These may be unrelated or as secondary pitches. |
| Circle of fifths | In music theory, the circle of fifths (or cycle of fifths) is an imaginary geometrical space that depicts relationships among the 12 equal-tempered pitch classes comprising the familiar chromatic scale. |
| Circular breathing | Circular breathing is a technique used by players of some wind instruments to produce a continuous tone without break, and is accomplished by breathing in through the nose while blowing through the mouth using the air stored in the cheeks. |
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