monophonic
one single line
polyphonic
many melodies at once
octaves
melody octave apart
imitative
one hand plays, another answers the same
homophonic
everything moves together
unison
everything plays exactly the same
canon
one part comes in after the other with the exact same
antiphonal
one part plays the other answers with something different
melody and accompaniment
one melody and an accoumpaniment
round
a form of composition in which each singer carries the same melody, but begins and ends at different points.
walking bass
a bass played in 44 on every beat of the bar