| A | B |
|---|
| acoustic instruments | instruments which produce and amplify sound naturally |
| alto | lowest female singing voice |
| acoustics | science of sound generation |
| andante | a walking pace, flowing |
| aural | relating to the sense of hearing, listening |
| ballad | a narrative song |
| bar | a vertical line dividing measures on the staff |
| bass | the lowest male singing voice |
| bass clef | a symbol that tells you that the fourth line of the staff is F |
| beat | consistent pulse that occurs throughout a song |
| body percussion | sounds produced by the use of the body |
| call and response | song style that follows a question/ answer pattern |
| chord | three or more different tomes played at the same time |
| chorus | repetitive part of a song that occurs between verses |
| classroom instruments | insruments typically used in general music |
| clef | symbol placed at the beginning of the staff to indicate the pitch |
| composer | a person who writes music |
| composition | the completed arrangement of music |
| concert | musical performance for an audience with several musicians |
| conductor | director of an orchestra or chorus |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| cue | signal given by director to begin or to rest |
| decrescendo | gradually softer |
| dynamics | varying degrees of loud and soft |
| duration | how long a sound lasts |
| pitch | the highness or loweness of a note |
| rhythm | beats per measure |
| harmony | two or more tones sounding together |
| timbre | quality of sound |
| texture | number of sounds occurring simultaneously |
| form | organization of a musical composition |
| tempo | speed or pace of music |
| flat | symbol which lowers the pitch of a note one half step |
| folk music | music of a particular people, nation, or region |
| forte f | loud |
| fortissimo ff | very loud |
| instrument groupings (families) | classification of instruments by how sound is made |
| interval | distance between two tones |
| key signature | sharps and flats at start of music denoting scale |
| measure | group of beats in music set of by vertical lines |
