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6th Grade Vocab
Unit 1 Music Vocab
Term | Definition |
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lyrics | the words to a song |
repeat sign | play the music again |
D.S. al coda | repeat back to the sign and take the coda |
coda | a short section that ends a song |
form | the pattern of section in a song, how the song is organized |
tone color | the special sound of each instrument |
band | woodwinds, brass and percussion play in this group |
orchestra | group that has all four families of instruments and features the strings |
March form | intro A A B B Trio Trio |
introduction | the section before the main melody that let's us hear that style, key and tempo songs may or may not have an introduction |
trio | contrasting section in a march that was originally played by 3 instruments |
verse | different sets of words for the same melody |
refrain | one set of words for a repeating melody |
samba bateria | percussion group that plays for festivals in Brazil |
Rondo form | ABACA |
Popular song form | originated in the 1930s, very common in pop music today AABA -may or may not include an introduction |
Ternary form | ABA 3 sections with the contrasting section in the middle |