Deutsch - Englisch
- Tabulatur - tablature
- Takt - time, meter; bar, measure (Abschnitt zwischen zwei Taktstrichen)
- Taktstrich - bar-line, measure-line
- Taktvorzeichnung - time signature
- Terz - third
- Terzaufbau - construction in thirds, tertian texture
- Terzlage - third position
- Terzquartakkord - four-three chord, second inversion of the seventh chord
- Text - text, words, lyrics
- Thema - theme, subject
- thematisch - thematic
- Ton - musical sound
- tonales Zentrum - tonal centre, tonal cebter
- Tonalität - tonality
- Tonbuchstabe - tone letter
- Tondauer, Tonzeit - note duration, tone duration
- Tonfolge - sequence of tones/notes, melody
- Tongebung - intonation
- Tonhöhe - pitch (level)
- Tonika - tonic
- Tonikagegenklang - mediant ( in major), submediant (in minor)
- Tonikaparallele - submediant (in major), mediant (in minor)
- Tonkunst - tonal art, musical art, art of music
- Tonkünstler - musician, composer, music teacher
- Tonlage - pitch(-level), register
- Tonleiter - scale
- Tonmalerei - tone-painting, musical imagery
- Tonstufe - degree (pitch)
- Tontraube - tone cluster, note cluster
- transponieren - to transpose
- transponierende Instrumente - transposing instruments
- Triller - trill, shake
- Triole - triplet
- Tritonus - tritone
- Tritonussubstitut - tritone substitute
- Trugschluss - deceptive cadence, delusive cadence