Vocabulary
A composition that blends vocal, melodic, and rhythmic elements
A Song
High energy, featuring amplified electric guitars
Rock Music
"Happy Birthday to you"
Happy Birthday
A percussion instrument, played by hitting with hands or drumsticks
Drum
The "hook" of a song;most remembered part
Melody
A.K.A "Popular" music, houses a wide variety of songs that are worldwide
Pop Music
"Once I was seven years old"
Seven Years Old
A fretted string instrument, typically with six or twelve strings, played by plucking or strumming
Guitar
The sound produced when multiple notes play
Harmony
Focusing on themes of heartache, hard work, and rural life
Country
"I'm out-classed, it's outrageous"
Babydoll
A a woodwind instrument that makes sound by splitting a stream of air across an edge
Flute
How loud or soft the music is played
Dynamic
Characterized as traditional, community-based, and transmitted orally over generations
Folk Music
"In the town where I was born / Lived a man who sailed to sea"
Yellow Submarine
A plucked stringed instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body, a rounded back, and a fretted neck
Lute
The number of layers, voices, or instruments present in a piece
Texture
A broad musical style rooted in African-American traditions that thrives on spontaneity, often described as a "conversation" between instruments
Jazz Music
Paper Rings by Taylor Swift
A medieval string instrument often described as a mechanical violin
Hurdy-Gurdy