Pitch, Melody, Beat, and Rhythm

What is pitch?

• how high or how low a tone is in music

• the rhythm of music

• the way that we speak the words in songs

Melody is...

• clapping to the rhythm of a song

• the beat of a song

• the main layer of sound that our ears are drawn to when we listen to a song

What is melody made up of?

• hearing and seeing

• pitch and duration

• walking and singing

The beat in music changes and does not stay the same.

• True

• False

The beat in music is like a ticking clock. It is constant and does not change.

• True

• False

• I don't know

What is the tempo of a song?

• how fast or slow the beat is in a given song

• the pitches in a song

• how we sing the words in a song

What is rhythm?

• Rhythm is constant and does not change.

• Rhythm is how high or how low the tones are in a given song.

• Rhythm is a combination of short and long durations of notes. It changes throughout the song.