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M U S I C C L A S S R O O M

rd Grade

Skip, Step, and Repeat

SKIP

REPEAT

STEP

Other ways skip can look like:

Line to Line - going up or down

or Line to space or space to line as long asthey are not next to each other

- going up or down

space to space - going up or down

Other ways step can look like:

Line to space next to it - goingup or down

What REPEATlooks like:

- can be on line or space

space to line next to it  - going upor down

MUSICAL TERMSConductor -a person who directs the performance ofa musical group.

Unison- two or more performers playing or singing thesame part. Orchestra - a group of instrumentalists, especially onecombining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections.

Ostinato- a short repeated musical pattern.

Timbre- the unique sound of each instrument or voice.

Band- a group of musicians playing instruments together.Spirituals a song originally sung by African American slaves,having religious words and often having hidden meanings.

Jazz - a style of music developed by African AMericansthat uses syncopation and improvisation.

Dynamics - the volume (loudnessand softness) of sound.

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Crescendo-togradually getlouder

Decrescendo-to graduallyget softer

Tempo

Andante- WALKING PACE

- the speed of the music

Allegro-FAST

Largo -SLOW

Presto - VERY FAST

Music Symbols

bar line- the

line thatdivides the

staff into

measures

Treb

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CODA- addedending to a song

Final bar line-marks the endof a piece Measure-

the areabetween 2

bar lines

Note/Rest Values

Half note  - 2 beats

Quarter Rest - 1 beat ofsilence

2 Eighth Notes- 1 beat but has 2 short sounds

Quarter Note - 1 beat Dotted Half note  -3 beats

Whole Note - 4 beats

Half Rest - 2 beats of silence

Whole Rest - 4beats of silence

A musical form inwhich the main

theme alternateswith contrastingthemes; the most

basic form of rondois

ABACA

Form - the order or pattern of thesections in a piece of music.

A musical formwhich consists

mostly of versesalternating with a

refrain.

Most of the songs youlisten to are verse

and refrain.

RONDO Verse and Refrain

Woodwind FamilyUses a wooden reed inmouthpiece (exceptflute, piccolo, andrecorder) made mostly of wood -some with metal orplastic To make sound - need toblow air intomouthpiece and pressingkeys or covering holesto produce differentsounds  

Oboe

Bassoon

Clarinet

Saxophone

FlutePiccolo

Recorder

BRASS Family

Uses a cup shapedmouthpiece made ofmetal made mostly of metal -some are made of plastic To make sound - need toblow air by buzzinginto mouthpiece andpressing keys

TrumpetTrombone

French HornTuba

String FamilyHas strings to pluck,strum, or bow made of wood andstrings - some areplastic To make sound - thestrings vibrate over asound hole 

Violin Cello

Double Bass

HarpViola

Guitar/Electric guitar

Percussion FamilyHit, Shake or Scrape tomake sound made of variousmaterials - like metal,wood, or plastic

Chimes

Woodblock

Timpani

Drum

Maracas

Finger Cymbals

Drumset

Triangle

Tambourine Cowbell Xylophone

Sleigh bellsGuiro

KEYBOARDSHit/press keys to makesound Made of wood, metal,plastic

Upright Piano

Organ

Electric Piano

Grand Piano

Celesta

Digital Piano