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orchestra, music notation key terms and words
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pulse/beat
the heartbeat in music- steady counts you can feel
rhythm
the pattern of the music
melody
the tune
ostinato
a pattern that repeats
rhythmic ostanato
a rythm that repeats
melodic ostanato
a melody that repeats
verse
the part of the song that tells a story
chorous
the repeated section, usually very catchy
semibreve
4 beats
minim
2 beats
crotchet
1 beat
quaver
half a beat
semi-quaver
one quater of a beat
dynamic
how loud or quiet the notes are
pitch
how high or low the notes are
texture
the effect of lots of instruments playing together
tempo
how fast or slow the notes are
duration
how long or short the notes are
timbre
the sound quality