MUSIC VOCABULARY Music= sound and silence Sound is produced through vibration Steady beat- a constant pulse or beat in the music with the same amount of

silence between each beat. | | | | | | Pattern- information that is repeated the same way over again, so you can

predict what is coming next. Strong & weak beat- the tendency of the music to have stronger emphasis on

some beats and less on others. It helps to create meter in music (4) |…|… (3) |..|.. (2) |.|.

Patriotic music- music that shows love for one’s own country. Melody- the main tune of a piece of music; it’s how you know what the song

is Folk music- music that is about regular people, their lives, villages, families,

and celebrations. It is usually an oral tradition (learned by ear) and not written down.

Rhythm- the movement of the music within the steady beat. Ostinato- a repeated rhythmic or melodic accompaniment. Composer- a person who writes music. Conductor- a person who leads or directs the ensemble. Pitch- how high or low the music sounds Pitched- an instrument that has different sized components or has the ability

to change its size so as to create different high and low sounds (woodwind, brass, and stringed instruments; some percussion- xylophone, timpani, steel drum, etc.)

Unpitched- an instrument that can only play one sound; it cannot go higher or lower to play a tune (most drums, cymbals, triangles, etc.)o Unpitched percussion can be classified into: membranes (drums),

wood (wood blocks, keegee sticks), metal (triangle, tambourine, sleigh bells), and shakers (shakers and maracas)

Tempo- the speed of the music

TYPES OF PATTERNS

ABC

AB

AABB

MELODY MOVEMENTWhich pitch is higher?

a.) b.)If you can determine which pitch is higher, then you can trace the movement of the melody through the note heads.

1.)

SAME, UP, DOWN

RHYTHMSRhythms can be created in music by taking the number of syllables in a word, like a shape, and playing it the way you say it.

CIRCLETRIANGLE RHOMBUS/

DIAMONDSQUARE

RECTANGLE HEXAGON PENTAGONOVAL

3 3

CHILDREN’S SONGS AND NURSERY RHYMES

The itsy bitsy spiderClimbed up the waterspout.

Down came the rainAnd washed the spider out.

Out came the sunAnd dried up all the rain.

So the itsy-bitsy spiderClimbed up the spout again!

I'm a little teapotShort and stout

Here is my handleHere is my spout.

When I get all steamed upHear me shout"Tip me over

and pour me out!'.

Mary had a little lamb,Little lamb, little lamb.Mary had a little lamb,

Its fleece was white as snow.And ev'ry where that Mary went,

Mary went, Mary went.Evrywhere that Mary wentThe lamb was sure to go.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are!Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky.Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are!

Row, row, row your boat,Gently down the stream.Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,Life is but a dream.

Hickory Dickory DockHickory Dickory dock,The mouse ran up the clock,The clock struck oneThe mouse ran down,Hickory Dickory dock.

Hickory Dickory dock,The mouse ran up the clock,

The clock struck twoAnd down he flew,Hickory Dickory dock.

Hickory Dickory dock,The mouse ran up the clock,The clock struck threeAnd he did flee,Hickory Dickory dock.

Hickory Dickory dock,The mouse ran up the clock,The clock struck four,He hit the floor,Hickory Dickory dock.

INSTRUMENTS

trumpettrombone

tuba

harp

violin

string bass

flute

Bb sopranoclarinet

xylophone