Grade Level:

HS: 9-12

Core Vocabulary Course: MUSIC-Instrument 1 General Academic Words Unit 1

Discipline Specific Words 1. RHYTHM- the way movement is organized

8. 2. BEAT- the basic time unit of music 9. 3. PULSE- the part of the beat you can feel

INTERPRETATION- to give an explanation

IMPROVISATION- to create as you go along (spur of the moment)

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CLUSTER- a group of notes close together

10. REPETITION- to play or say something again

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FINGERING- choice of which fingers and hand positions to use when playing certain instruments. For PIANO (both hands): THUMBS=1, INDEX=2, MIDDLE=3, RING=4, PINKY=5

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ENSEMBLE- a group of two or more musicians

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ANDANTE- walking tempo

Unit 2 12. Subdivide- to divide a part or parts of into smaller parts (between the beats) 11. Tempo- speed or pace 13. Synchronize- to arrange at the same time 14. Posture- basic body position 15. Transition- to change from one passage to another 16. Form- overall plan or structure (the "big picture") 17. Accompaniment- goes with someone or something else Unit 3

18. TIME SIGNATURE/METER- The structure of notes in a regular pattern of accented and unaccented beats within a measure, indicated at the beginning of a composition by a time signature. examples 4/4, 3/4, 6/8

19. PRELUDE- introduction to succeeding movements. "before play"

Unit 4 20. B.P.M.- Beats Per Minute 21. STRAIGHT RHYTHM- equal duration between notes 22. SHUFFLE RHYTHM- unequal duration between notes 23. DUPLE METER- beats that can be divided by two (du-ple, ap-ple) 24. TRIPLE METER- beats that can be divided by three (tri-pl-et, mer-ri-ly) 25. ACCENT - play or sing the note with more emphasis Unit 5 26. Metronome- an instrument that can be set to make a ticking noise at different speeds to mark musical time (beats; b.p.m.) 27. Tempo marking- measures the speed (exandante) 28. Adagio slow and stately (literally, "at ease") (5565 BPM) 29. Andante- at a walking pace; 76108 b.p.m. (Italian) 30. Allegro-fast, quickly and bright (109132 BPM) 31. Middle C- "splits" the keyboard down the middle 32. C position- notes C-D-E-F-G Unit 6 33. RUBATO- (true rubato) cannot be calculated and must be totally free of tempo Italian= to rob (rubare) Tempo rubato (stolen time) 34. PRESTO- very fast; 168-200 bpm 37. AUDIATION- the hearing and comprehending of sound that is not physically present (audiation is to music as thinking is to language) 38. AURAL- relating to the ear and to the sense of hearing 39. VISUALIZE- to see or form a mental image of 35. TRANSCRIBE- to make written copy of 36. TRANSPOSE- to change in form or nature (different key)

40. VISUAL- relating to the eye and to the sense of seeing 41. TACTILE- relating to the body and to the sense of touch 42. FEEL- to be aware of by instinct or evidence

Unit 7 43. Ostinato- a short repeated, rhythmic phrase 44. Accidental- alters the pitch of the note 45. Half Step- musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument 46. Whole Step- contains two half steps 47. Sharp Sign- a sign used to indicate that a note is to be raised by a half step 48. Flat Sign- a sign used to indicate that a note is to be lowered by a half step 49. Natural Sign- cancels any previous accidental Unit 8 50. Melody - A single line of tones that move by step, leap, and repeat. 51. Harmony - When two or more tones sound at the same time. 52. Timbre (Tone Color) - The special sound an instrument or voice makes. 53. Dynamics - The loudness or softness of sound. Unit 9 54. Steady Beat A repeating pulse that can be felt in music 55. Bar lines A vertical line that separates measures into beats in music 56. Measure The space between two bar lines Unit 10 57. Rhythm Pyramid Shows all the relationships for different note values. Shape (Contour) The shape a melody makes with its direction of up, down repeating. 58-59. Whole note ( ) Whole rest - ( ) Four beats in 4/4 time. Not possible in 6/8 time. 60-61. Half note ( ) Half rest - ( in 4/4 time. Not common in 6/8 time. ) Two beats ) ) One

62-63. Quarter note ( ) Quarter rest ( beat in 4/4 time. Two beats in 6/8 time. 64-65. Eighth note ( ) Written in pairs ( Eighth rest ( ) One half beat in 4/4 time. 66. Treble Clef Sign (

) Marks the staff read by

performers that sing or play instruments in the high range. Treble means high. 67. Bass Clef Sign 68. Grand Staff 69. Step Moving from one tone to another without skipping other tones. 70. Skip- Moving from one tone to another by skipping only 1 tone. 71. Leap Moving from one tone to another by skipping more than 1 tones.

I STOPPED HERE AS THERE ARE ACTUALLY MANY MORE THAT I USE. Typically Italian terms for tempo and dynamics. PLUS more symbols and technology terms.