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 |