The concordant combination of notes sounded simultaneously to produce chords.

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The specific quality of a sound that makes it a recognizable tone.

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Placed at the beginning of the staff to indicate pitches, also called the "F-Clef".

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The regular pulse of music.

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A notaional symbol used to represent the duration of sound, and when placed on the musical staff, to also indicate the pitch of the sound.

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A set of five, equidistant, horizontal lines joined together by a brace - used to communicate a musical notation.

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The subdivision of a space of time into a defined, repeated pattern. The controlled movement of music in time.

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Placed at the beginning of the staff to indicate pitches, also called the "G-Clef".

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A tune; a succession of tones comprised of mode, rhythm and pitches so arranged as to achieve musical shape.

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The particular sound of an instrument or voice

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A term referring to the proper production of a tone so that it is exactly in tune.

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The pulsating or vibrating quality of some sound that is produced by a full, resonant quality of tone.

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Choral or vocal music performed without instrumental accompaniment.

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The loudness or softness of a composition.

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Soft

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Loud

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Somewhat; half; medium

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Suddenly loud

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To smoothly decrease the volume of a particular phrase or passage.

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Gradually accelerating or getting faster

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To perform in a smooth, graceful, connected style

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To hold a note for its full value in a sustained manner

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To smoothly increase the volume of a particular phrase or passage.

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In tempo, reestablishes the speed of a composition after an accelerando or ritardando

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To perform in a detached, separated, distinct manner

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To gradually delay the tempo

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A stress or special emphasis on a beat to mark its position in the music

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To perform with vivacity or spirit

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Slow

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To perform with vehement energy or fervid emotion; “with fire”

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To perform tenderly, with affectionate emotion, or in a loving manner

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Literally to “rob” or steal time values by holding back or speeding up to color a phrase

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A specific scale or series of notes defining a particular tonality.

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To perform in a lively or brisk manner

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A slow and solemn tempo; between 40 and 60 bpm

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A musical unit, often a component of a melody; a musical thought or idea

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A series of notes in ascending or descending order that presents the pitches of a key or mode, beginning or ending on the tonic of that key or mode.

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A series of notes into which the octave is divided according to a specific system. The major and minor scales are modes.

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An Italian vocal style characterized by florid melodic lines delivered by voices of great agility, smoothness and purity of tone.

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A stylized close in music which divides the music into periods or bring it to full conclusion.

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Strict counterpoint in which each voice exactly imitates the previous voice at a fixed distance.

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Singing or performing in a melodious and graceful style, full of expression.

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Italian-- to sing, celebrate or praise

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Break or interruption in music, notated by two diagonal lines of referred to as railroad tracks.

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French polyphonic song of the Middle Ages or Renaissance.

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The sounding of two or more notes simultaneously.

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Music that proceeds in half steps.

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Music education benefits students intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, physically, and socially. Several studies show that students benefit intellectually by raised test scores, improved mathematics skills, and improved reading skills.

How has Music Education personally enriched your life? 2 paragraphs.