2nd Grade Music Vocabulary

1. Beat

1.1. steady pulse of the music

1.2. steady like your heart

2. Barlines

2.1. lines that mark the end of meausres

3. Verse

3.1. section of song that is repeated,using the same melody but different words

3.2. ex: a,b,c,d

4. Refrain

4.1. section of song that is repeated after each verse useing the same words

4.2. ex: a,a,a,a

5. Repeat

5.1. symbol that tells you to repeat part of the music

6. Rhythm

6.1. long & short sounds

6.2. ta's & ti's

7. Pitch

7.1. high sounds & low sounds

8. Melody

8.1. a pattern of pitches that moves up, down or stays the same

9. Forte

9.1. loud

9.1.1. f

10. Piano

10.1. soft

10.1.1. p

11. Tempo

11.1. speed of music

12. Double Bar

12.1. the end