Chorus/Music Vocabulary Words

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Melody

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A combination of pitches and rhythms.

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Harmony

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Two or more pitches are heard at the same time.

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Pitch

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How high or low a sound is.

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Dynamics

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How loud or soft the music is performed.

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Form

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The overall structure of a song.

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Rhythm

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The pattern of sound or silence in music. Long and short beats.

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Timbre

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The sound quality of an instrument or voice.

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Tonality

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The overall sound of music, usually a series of notes specific to a scale or key.

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Tempo

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The speed at which a passage of music is or should be played.