| machine head | Mechanik | 
| main accent | Hauptbetonung | 
| main harmony | Hauptakkord | 
| major | Dur | 
| make chord | Akkord erzeugen | 
| Mallets | Stabspiele | 
| Mandolin | Mandoline | 
| margin | Rand, page margins = Seitenränder | 
| marks | Zeichen (z. B. staccato) | 
| measure line (barline) | Taktstrich | 
| measure | Takt | 
| Men’s Choir | Männerchor | 
| middle part | Mittelstimme | 
| middle | mittig, Mitte | 
| midi driver | MIDI Treiber | 
| minim | Halbe | 
| minor triad | Molldreiklang | 
| minor | Moll | 
| Mixed Choir | Gemischter Chor | 
| move notes | Noten bewegen (transponieren) | 
| movement | Satz, Bewegung | 
| music book | Notenheft | 
| music paper | Notenpapier | 
| music stand | Notenständer | 
| music | Musik | 
| Musical Saw | Singende Säge | 
| musical | musikalisch | 
| musician | Musiker | 
| mute | abdämpfen | 


