Rhythms
General Music Vocabulary
Instruments
Odds & Ends
Folk Dance Vocab
100

This type of rhythm never changes; a pulse

Steady beat

100

The four types of voices you have are whisper, shouting/calling, speaking, and _______.

Singing

100

This barred instrument has bars made only of wood

Xylophone
100

The two main keys or tonalities that music is written in are major and _______.

Minor

100

The turn with a partner where partners hook elbows and rotate

Elbow turn

200

This type of note gets one beat

Ta or quarter note

200

The main part of a song; in a song with words, it is the lyrics

Melody

200

The barred instruments come in three different voices and sizes. They are soprano, alto, and ________.

Bass

200

This item is used to play barred instruments as well as other kids of percussion instruments

Mallets

200

The name for types of moves in a folk dance

Figures

300

The name for a beat or beats of silence

Rest

300

A short, repeating pattern

Ostinato

300

The type of drum that is tall, cylinder-shaped, often has a colorful design, and originates in Africa

Tubano

300

The family of instruments that is struck (hit), scraped, or shaken to be played

Percussion

300

A formation with two row where partners stand across from each other

Longways set

400

This rhythm is one beat divided into two equal parts

Ta-ti or eighth notes

400

Two or more groups doing the same things at different times

Canon

400

The only wind instrument we use in class; it is first created over 900 years ago

Recorder

400

This type of musical form is ABACA

Rondo

400

A formation with two circles, one inside the other

Double circles or concentric circles

500

One beat divided into three equal parts

Triplet

500

This term describes a traditional song, dance, or story that comes from a specific culture or place

Folk

500

A small string instrument that has four strings; it is a traditional instrument from Hawaii

Ukulele

500

The lines and spaces where music is written

Staff

500

The type of dance where partners switch throughout the dance

Mixer

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