Music Vocabulary

3. musical notes played or sung at the same time that make a nice sound
5. A scale of notes arranged: whole, half, half, whole, whole, whole half.
7. gradually speed up the tempo
11. singing without any instruments
12. a slow tempo
15. musical pitches or tones arranged in a certain pattern
16. A scale that differs from major because the 3rd note is a half-step lower.
18. a short section at the beginning of a song

1. drums and other musical instruments that create sound when hit or shaken
2. a group of people who sing together, OR, a part of a song that repeats in between every verse (also called Refrain)
4. instrument(s) playing along with a singer or group of singers
5. a medium/moderate tempo
6. a section of a song
8. the speed at which a piece of music is played or sung
9. musical instruments that have strings
10. wind instruments that create sound by the vibration of the lips
11. a fast tempo
13. a short unit or passage of music (like a musical sentence)
14. wind instruments that were originally made of wood, and create sound by vibrating air inside the instrument. Many have a wooden reed on the mouthpiece.
17. gradually slow down the tempo