Lesson 2.1.1 Music History Explained Vocabulary

When you study music history, you are studying...

• music of the present

• music of the past

• music of the future

A period of history with distinct characteristics.

• a time period

• a history time

• a music composition

A musical work

• a composer

• a composition

• a time period

Music that is played by instruments with no vocals, or human voices.

• instrumental music

• vocal music

• yodeling

Music that includes a human voice.

• instrumental music

• orchestral music

• vocal music

The words of a song or piece of music.

• lyrics

• origin

• venue

Where or when something began

• lyrics

• origin

• venue

A place for hosting events

• lyrics

• origin

• venue