Music Words
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Below are the music words that your child will explore and learn while at Memorial School. Learn them with your child. Read the definition then click the music note eye icon to see the related visual. When you think you know the word definitions, take the music words part of the music facts quiz and see how you do. Good Luck!! You can find the music quiz under Music Facts?.
Tempo - Speed (fast/slow) of the Music.
Steady Beat - Always the same. It can change tempo, and it keeps all the parts of music in the right place.
Loud - Sound does not change and gets bigger.
Quiet - Sound does not change and gets smaller.
High - Sound changes and goes up.
Low - Sound changes and goes down.
Melody - The part of music that we sing or play on an instrument with many sounds.
Improvisation - Make up your own song on the spot.
Coda - End.
Stationary Movement - Movement in one spot.
Locomotor Movement - Moving from place to place or traveling movement.
Together Hands - Hands do the same motion at the same time.
Alternating Hands - Hands do the same movement, one after the other.
Gentle - Easy and light.
Rest - Moment of silence in the music.
Glissando - Move the mallets back and forth across the xylophone.
Tremolo - Move the mallets back and forth on one xylophone bar.
Conductor - Person who leads a musical group.
