| A | B |
| beat | a steady pulse |
| rhythm | pattern of short and long sounds |
| tempo | speed of the beat |
| dynamics | loudnes or softness |
| melody | a single line of tones that move up and down |
| staff | 5 lines music is written on |
| harmony | two or more notes sounding at the same time |
| time signature | double number that tells how many beats in a measure |
| barline | divides music into measures |
| note | symbol that represents a soundmusical |
| rest | silence |
| piano | soft |
| forte | loud |
| measure | unit that separates notes by number of beats |
| crescendo | getting louder |
| solo | one person or instrument |
| ostinato | a short repeated pattern |
| treble clef | a sign that shows where "g"is placed on the staff |
| repeat sign | play again |
| coda | ending section of a piece of music |