Keywords

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Pulse

The steady continuous beat in music

Rhythm

The pattern of long and short sound in music

Notes

The individual sounds in music and each one can have a different pitch and value

Beats

The number of beats signifies how long a note is held for.

Beam

A horizontal line that joints together two or more quavers

Body Percussion

When we use our bodies to create sounds

Bars

Musical units of equal length into which we organise notes, pulse, and rhythm

Bar lines

Vertical lines that separate bars

Double bar lines

Two vertical lines that indicate the end of a piece of music

Time signature

Shows how many beats are in a bar and what kind of beats they are

Ostinato

A continually repeated musical phrase or rhythmic pattern

Dictation

The skill of listening o sic and being able to write down what you hear

Score

The written form of a musical composition

Graphic score

Any picture, diagram, drawing or symbol used to represent music

Improvised

Refers to something that is made up “in the moment” by the performer

Score key

Gives the performers instructions related to the symbols and notation used

Sound source

Anything that creates sound