Sound & Rhythm Terms

a sound with a definite pitch

• tone

• clef

• meter

• crescendo

the distance between two pitches

• frequency

• duple meter

• interval

• flat

five lines and four spaces upon which music is notated

• clef

• staff

• sharp

• rest

the rate of a sound wave's vibration

• frequency

• forte

• sharp

• piano

the organization of rhythm into strong and weak beats

• flat

• meter

• syncopation

• tempo

the first beat of a measure

• upbeat

• accelerando

• downbeat

• measure

a syncopated melody accompanied by regular beats

• pitch

• metronome

• tempo

• ragtime

a sign that indicates silence

• rest

• staff

• sharp

• cadence

the arrangement of time in music

• triple meter

• metronome

• tone

• rhythm

a unit containing a number of beats

• frequency

• measure

• downbeat

• accent