Music Vocab 1
The speed of the beat in a piece of music.
Tempo
The musical term for smooth and connected.
The solfege syllable between Sol and Ti.
La
The artist who sings the current pop hit, "As it Was"
Harry Styles
The place Mr. Johnston grew up.
St. Paul
The musical term for short and light.
Staccato
The main series of notes and rhythms in a song that move up, down, or stay the same (the "tune").
Melody
The note in the top space of the treble clef.
E
The artist that sings the current pop hit, "Ghost"
Justin Beiber
The instrument that Mr. Johnston played in middle school.
Saxophone
The combinations of shorter and longer sounds and silences in music.
Rhythm
The musical term for the distance between two pitches.
Interval
The musical symbol which lowers a pitch by a half step.
Flat
The song that is currently #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
First Class - Jack Harlow
Mr. Johnston's favorite restaurant in Moorhead.
Pancheros
The musical word for tone color.
Timbre
The manner in which a note should be attacked and released.
Articulation
The number of beats a dotted quarter note gets in 4/4 time.
1 1/2
Travis Scott's first #1 single.
Sicko Mode
Mr. Johnston's favorite bubblr flavor
Blood Orange
The tempo marking meaning "at a walking pace" that is generally about 90bpm
Andante
The period of music history between 1600-1750.
Baroque
The musical term for a major chord with a raised 5th scale degree.
Augmented
Lizzo's FULL real name.
Melissa Viviane Jefferson
Mr. Johnston's parents' dogs' name.
Lucy