Translation proceeds in three phases: 1  Initiation: The ribosome assembles around the target mRNA. 2  Elongation: The tRNA transfers an amino acid to the tRNA corresponding to the next codon. 3  Termination: When a stop codon is reached, the ribosome releases the polypeptide.
To learn more about this topic, use the lesson called Phrase in Music: Definition & Structure. The lesson focuses on the following subjects: 1  Define the word, 'phrase' in regard to music.  Differentiate between weak and strong cadences.
1 Elements of Music. 2  Pitch  register (high or low); Organization of pitches with a pattern of intervals between them creates scales; Words we might use to describe scales: major/minor, chromatic, gapped, pentatonic. Melody, or musical line, is a combination of pitch and rhythm (some say duration). Sometimes a melody is considered to be the theme of a composition.