Music Vocab

Front

any sharp, flat, or natural sign which appears in the music without being in the key signature

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accidental

Front

underlying steady pulse present in most music

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beat

Front

one who creates music compositions

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composer

Front

level or range of loudness of a sound or sounds

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dynamics

Front

distance between two notes

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intervals

Front

singing or playing the correct pitch in tune

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intonation

Front

the main tune of a song, the part that is most strongly perceived by the audience

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melody

Front

the top number is how many beats per measure; the bottom number is what note gets the beat

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time signature

Front

duration or length of notes and rests that occur in music; organization of sounds and silences in time

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rhythm

Front

pattern of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order and identified by their specific arrangement of whole and half steps

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scale