time signature (metre)
Numbers at the beginning of a piece that indicate how many beats per bar
dynamics
The volume of sound
staff notation
Music that is notated on the 5 lines and 4 spaces
stick notation
Music that is notated without a musical staff
forte
play or sing loud
fortissimo
play or sing very loud
timbre
description of sound
mezzo forte
moderately loud
mezzo piano
moderately soft
piano (dynamic)
play or sing softly
treble clef
a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it are generally higher
bass clef
a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it are generally lower
tempo
the speed of the music
beat
pulse in a song that remains consistent based on the tempo given
texture
how many instruments or parts there are at one time in a song
tonality
the key a piece is written in
pentatonic scale
a five note scale consisting of do, re mi, so, la
interval
the distance between 2 notes
rhythm
the pattern of the words or the duration of a note without a pitch
whole note
a note that lasts for 4 beats
half note (two-oo)
a note that lasts for 2 beats
quarter note (ta)
a note that lasts for 1 beat
eighth note (ti-ti)
a note that lasts for half a beat
sixteenth note (tika tika)
four notes fit into one beat
quarter note rest (ta rest)
structure/form
the way the music is divided into sections
phrase
a musical sentence sung or played where you take a breath or a small rest to indicate the end
bar (measure)
a small section of music with a set number of beats indicated by the time signature
bar line
a line that separates each bar or music notation
andante
walking speed
vivace
quick and lively
presto
extremely fast
allegro
fast and cheerful
moderato
moderate speed
lento
slow
largo
very slow