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Section 1

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4 beats of silence

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piano

Front

soft

Back

mezzo piano

Front

medium soft

Back

mezzo forte

Front

medium loud

Back

call and response

Front

action by one person that is responded to or echoed by others

Back

eighth note

Front

a musical note held for half a beat

Back

percussion instruments

Front

instruments that create sound when they are struck, scraped or shaken

Back

quarter note

Front

a musical note that lasts for one beat

Back

tenor

Front

Highest male voice

Back

bass

Front

lowest male voice

Back

eighth rest

Front

1/2 beat of silence

Back

timbre

Front

an element of music; the way a particular instrument or voice sounds

Back

soprano

Front

highest female voice

Back

forte

Front

loud

Back

style

Front

a specific type of music or dance

Back

half rest

Front

2 beats of silence

Back

melody

Front

tune of a song

Back

half note

Front

a musical note held for 2 beats

Back

string instruments

Front

instruments that create sound when the strings are plucked or bowed

Back

form

Front

an element of music; the structure of a piece of music

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time signature

Front

a sign at the beginning of a musical work indicating meter

Back

notation

Front

writing down music using notes and rests

Back

rhythm

Front

an element of music; the regular beat in music, poetry or dance

Back

dynamics

Front

Degrees of loudness or softness in music

Back

harmony

Front

an element of music; the sounding of two or more tones at the same time

Back

woodwind instruments

Front

instruments that create sound when the player blows across the top of the instrument or across a single or doubled reed

Back

beat

Front

the metrical pulse of a piece of music or dance

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pitch

Front

How high or low a sound is

Back

tempo

Front

speed of music

Back

alto

Front

lowest female voice

Back

brass instruments

Front

instruments that create sound when the player buzzes his/her lips while blowing into a funnel shaped mouthpiece

Back

measure

Front

a unit of notes and rests in a piece or music, marked by a bar line on either side

Back

treble clef

Front

Used for the higher sounding pitches. Also known as the G clef.

Back

whole note

Front

a musical note that is held for four beats

Back

quarter rest

Front

1 beat of silence

Back

unison

Front

when people say, sing or do something at the same time

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