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| melody | succession or pattern of musical tones or pitches |
| meter | grouping of accented and unaccented beats in a pattern |
| meter signature | fraction at beginning showing unit of measure and number of units in a measure |
| mezzo forte mf | medium loud |
| mezzo piano mp | medium soft |
| MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface- allows elect. instruments to communicate with computer |
| movement | principal division or section of a musical composition |
| notation | way music is written down |
| note | musical symbol that denotes both pitch and duration |
| orchestra | group of musicians playing together on instruments |
| percussive sounds | sounds made by striking, shaking, and/or scraping |
| phrasing | dividing musical sentences into sections |
| piano p | soft |
| pianissimo pp | very soft |
| presto | very fast |
| repertoire | a variety of musical pieces |
| rests | symbols used to represent silence between notes |
| round | song imitated at same pitch by a second group of singers who begin at a different time |
| scale | an organization of pitches in ascending or descending sequence |
| score | a notation showing all the parts of a musical composition |
| sharp # | a symbol which raises the pitch of a note one half step |
| solo | playing or singing alone |
| soprano | the highest female singing voice |
| staff | musical ladder of 5 lines and 4 spaces |
| style | distinctive or characteristic manner in which the elements of music are treated |
| tenor | the highest male singing voice |
| texture | the way individual parts of music are layered |
| time signature | the meter (numer of beats per measure/ kind of note getting one beat |
| tonality | the key or tone center of a piece of music |
| treble | high in pitch |
| treble clef | symbol placed on staff locating G on second line from bottom |
| two-part songs | songs written for two distinct voices |
| unison | two or more parts performing the same pitches or melody simultaneously |
| chorus | a large group of singers |
| soloist | a performer who performs alone |
| duet | song designed for two people |
| classroom instruments | autoharp, mallet instruments, percussion, keyboard and electronic instrumentsd |
| Instruments by natural means | piano, guitar, trumpet |
| instruments by electronic means | synthesizers, sound modules |
| examples of dynamics | pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte |
