Music Essentials Vocabulary

The customs, beliefs, language, arts, and institutions of a group of people

• Culture

• Music

• Society

• Rhythm

The ______ of a note is how high or low it sounds. 

• tempo
• pitch
• volume
• quality

What clef is this?

• Bass clef
• Treble clef
• Alto clef
• Tenor clef

________ is the speed of a song.

• Timbre
• Pitch
• Dynamics
• Tempo

What does the word "dynamics" mean?

• Loudness
• Tempo
• Speed
• Volume

What does decrescendo mean?

• To gradually become softer
• To sing without music
• To sing with accompaniment
• To gradually become louder

The STRUCTURE of a piece is ......

• Rhythm
• Texture
• Timbre
• Musical Form

FORTE means ......

• Loud
• Soft
• High
• Low

...... means moderately soft?

• Mezzo Piano
• Mezzo Forte
• Fortississimo
• Pianississimo

RHYTHM is......

• The speed of the pulse
• The arrangement of musical sounds in time
• The character or color of musical sound
• The simultanious use of pitches or chords