4th Grade Unit 1 Music Vocab

Front

Levels of loudness and softness of sound.

Back

Dynamics

Front

First beat in a measure.

Back

Strong Beat

Front

Second or last beat in a measure.

Back

Weak Beat

Front

A pattern with one strong and one weak beat.

Back

Duple Meter

Front

Musical device where a melody is followed by a response.

Back

Call and Response

Front

Distance between two pitches.

Back

Interval

Front

A scale of five notes.

Back

Pentatonic Scale

Front

A pitch that serves as a resting place or "home" for other pitches.

Back

Tonal Center

Front

Unique quality or tone color of sounds.

Back

Timbre

Front

Layering of sounds creating thick/thin quality in music.

Back

Texture