Music Vocabulary Sheet

Created by Sophia Z

Terms to learn/look out for include:

Tempo: the rate at which something is performed

Crescendo: a gradual increase in loudness

Cadence: a specific instrument bass that does not have valves

Capella: chorus without music

Pitch: how high and low the music sounds

Chord: several notes played together at the same time

Dynamics: intensity of volume of music

Ballad: a song that describes a story or folktale