Music Word of the Day: Neume

in #wordoftheday6 years ago (edited)

Term: Neume

Definition: the

name for a musical sign in plainchant notation which designates a very small melodic gesture sung to a single syllable. Standard neumes contained from one to three pitches, though some conglomerate neumes had four, five, or even six pitches.



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