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7th Gr. Vocab #1
Music vocabulary from marking period 1
Term | Definition |
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Beat | the steady pulse of music |
Accent | stress or emphasize |
Dynamics | how loud or soft the music is played |
Tempo | the speed of the beat |
Duple meter | beats that are grouped in sets of two (strong-weak) |
Triple meter | beats that are grouped in sets of three (strong-weak-weak) |
Measure | groups of beats written between bar lines |
genre | category, style, or type of music (be sure you can give some examples) |
forte | musical term that means to play the music loudly |
piano | musical term that means to play the music softly |
allegro | tempo marking - the music is played quickly |
moderato | tempo marking - the music is played at a moderate pace |