BEAT
The number of beats most commonly found in a measure of music
What is 4?
The type of musical note that typically makes up one single beat
What is a quarter note?
The part of the body that performs the melody in a song with words
What is the mouth, or voice?
When the notes of a song have a sad sound
What is minor?
The letters of the alphabet used to label the parts of a song with two distinct sections
What are A and B?
The music word that refers to the overall speed of the music
What is tempo?
The type of note that makes up half of a beat
What is an eighth note?
The person who writes the melody of a piece of music
What is a composer?
When the notes of a song have a happy sound
What is major?
The part of the song that is repeated multiple times between other differing sections
What is the refrain?
The part of the body that usually keeps the beat during a dance
What are the feet?
A note that is held for two beats
What is a half note?
How high or low a note is
What is pitch?
When only five notes are used to compose a piece of music
What is pentatonic?
Two or more sections of a song that have nearly identical melodies, but different words
What are verses?
The person who leads from the front of the orchestra to help the musicians keep keep the beat
What is a conductor?
When the rhythm feels out of sync with the beat
ex. (ti TA ti TA TA)
What is syncopation?
An instrument part that is added to the singing to support the melody
What is accompaniment?
When one group of singers begins a song, and another group enters later to create an overlap
What is a round?
This symbol
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What is a repeat sign?