Music Terms
Pattern of sound and silence
Rhythm
I get 2 counts of silence in 4/4 time
Half Rest
You hear a banjo in my genre of music
Bluegrass
pp This symbol means this
Very Soft
The loudness or softness of sound
Volume
Music is this
Organized Sound
I get 4 counts of sound in 4/4 time
Whole Note
My genre is rhythmically spoken
Rap
:|| This symbol means this
Repeat
The 5 lines and 4 spaces of music
Staff
Highness/Lowness of sound
Pitch
I get 3 counts of sound in 3/4 Time
Dotted Half Note
Symphonies were popular during my period
Classical
mf This symbol means this
Medium Loud
The words of a song
Lyrics
Proper pronunciation in music
Diction
I'm a rectangle sitting on a line of music
Half Rest
Pipe Organ & Lute were popular during this Period
Renaissance
// This symbol mean this
Come to a complete stop
He was known as the King of Rock & Roll
Elvis Presley
3 Articulators
Lips, Teeth, Tongue
There are 6 of me in 6/8 time
Eighth Notes
Composers Bach & Handel were from this period
Baroque
# This symbol means This
Go up to the next closest note (half step)
Fermata means
To hold a note longer than indicated