6_Chorus Vocab Set #2

Question 1

dynamics

Answer 1

Dynamics are the levels of sound, loud or soft, in a piece of music

Question 2

time signature

Answer 2

the top number tells you how many beats are in a single measure and the bottom number tells you what kind of note gets one beat

Question 3

measure

Answer 3

the music written between the vertical bar-lines written on the stave to mark the metrical units of a piece of music.

Question 4

bar line

Answer 4

vertical line through the stave, to mark metrical units or measures

Question 5

crescendo

Answer 5

to gradually increase in volume

Question 6

decrescendo

Answer 6

to gradually decrease in volume

Question 7

breath mark

Answer 7

looks like an apostrophe; indicates to the performer to take a breath

Question 8

accompaniment

Answer 8

A musical part that supports or partners a solo instrument, voice, or group; music played to complement or as background to an activity

Question 9

folk song

Answer 9

a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture

Question 10

blend

Answer 10

to sound like one voice