Name:____________________________ Homeroom:____________________
TEMPO TERMS
_Accelerando_____- to gradually speed up (Accel.)
_Adagio___________- a slow tempo
_Allegro___________- a fast tempo
_Andante__________- a medium tempo
_Fermata___________- a symbol that tells you to hold a note longer
_Fine_______________- the end
_Largo______________- a very slow tempo
_Presto_____________- a very fast tempo
_Ritardando________- to gradually slow down (Rit.)
_Steady Beat _______- tells you the tempo when you pat or tap it
_Tempo_____________- speed of the music, fast or slow
DYNAMIC TERMS
_Crescendo________- to get louder
_Decrescendo_____- to get softer
_Dynamics_________- how loud or soft the music is
_Forte_____________- loud
_Fortissimo________- very loud
_Fortississimo_____- very, very loud
_Fortissississimo___- very, very, very loud
_Mezzo-Forte_____- medium loud
_Mezzo-Piano_____- medium soft
_Piano____________- soft
_Pianissimo________- very soft
_Pianississimo______- very, very soft
_Pianissississimo____- very, very, very soft
RHYTHM TERMS
_Rhythm____________- long and short, sounds and silences
_Quarter____________- one beat
_Half_______________- two beats
_Eighth_____________- ½ a beat
_Whole______________- 4 beats
_Dotted____________- ½ the value of a note plus the value of a note
_Time Signature_____- how many beats per measure
_Measure___________- the space between the bar lines
_Bar Lines___________- lines that separate music into measures
_Double Bar Line____- two lines that show the end of a song
_Repeat Sign________- a symbol that tells you to play a section again
_Tie_________________- a symbol that connects two notes together
MELODY TERMS
_Grand Staff_______- treble and bass clefs put together
_Ledger Line_______- little line above or below a staff to extend it
_Melody____________- the main tune of a song
_Musical Alphabet__- seven letters that make up the pitches
_Pitch______________- high or low
_Staff______________- five lines and four spaces
_Treble Clef________- high pitches are read here
_Vibration___________- movement that makes sound
TIMBRE TERMS
_Band_______________- group (percussion, brass & woodwind)
_Brass______________- Family- vibration of lips
_Choir______________- group (singers)
_Conductor_________- person who leads a band, choir, or orchestra
_Orchestra__________- group (percussion, brass, woodwind, & string)
_Percussion_________- Family- hit, shake, or scrape
_Pitched____________- instruments that can play ABCDEFG
_String_____________- Family- pluck, bow, or strum
_Timbre____________- the special sound of each instrument or voice
_Unpitched_________- instruments that can NOT play ABCDEFG
FORM TERMS
_Form______________- the structure of music
_Verse_____________- part of a song that is numbered, tells the story
_Refrain____________- part of a song that stays the same
_AB________________- two part form: A starts & B ends
_ABA_______________- two part form: A starts & A ends
_Rondo_____________- form: A keeps repeating (at least has a C)
_Call & Response____- one person does something and group returns
_Repeat Sign________- a symbol that tells you to play a section again
_Da Capo al Fine_____- go back to the beginning and play to the end
STYLE & CULTURE TERMS-3rd Grade
_Culture____________- customs and traditions of a group of people
Appalachian Instruments-_____________________________________
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_Artistic Expression- show feelings through an art
_Ceremonial________- wedding, funeral, etc.
_Recreational_______- for fun
STYLES
_Work Songs________- songs sung during work
_Game Songs_______- songs sung during play
_Bluegrass__________- style of music based in Kentucky
HARMONY TERMS
_Harmony__________- two or more pitches at the same time
_Round_____________- same song but groups start at different times
_Partner Songs______- two different songs sung at the same time
_Chord______________- three or more pitches at the same time
_Triad_______________- exactly three pitches at the same time
_Major______________- happy chord
_Minor______________- sad chord
_Sharp______________- symbol that makes a note a little higher
_Flat________________- symbol that makes a note a little lower
_Natural____________- cancels out a sharp or flat