Musical Terms (5th grade)
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| 59685553 | Chorus | A large body of singers | |
| 59685554 | Opera | A form of theater where the words are set to music and it tells a story | |
| 59685555 | Aria | A song for solo voice in an opera | |
| 59685556 | Ballet | A form of theater where dance and music are combined | |
| 59685557 | Concerto | A composition for orchestra and solo instrument | |
| 59685558 | Overture | A piece of music designed to be played as an introduction to a performance | |
| 59685559 | Chord | A combo of tones sounded together | |
| 59685560 | Dynamics | Variations of volume | |
| 59685561 | Harmony | A combo of musical sounds that is musically significant | |
| 59685562 | Improvisation | To make up and perform music on the spur of the moment | |
| 59685563 | Melody | A succession of pitches over time with direction & rhythm | |
| 59685564 | Rhythm | A basic element of music. The organization of sound over time | |
| 59685565 | Scale | The tonal material of music arranged in an order of rising pitches | |
| 59685566 | Tempo | A term that indicates the speed of music | |
| 59685567 | Theme | A musical idea that can be varied in a number of ways | |
| 59685568 | Orchestra | same as symphony | |
| 59685569 | Conductor | The person who directs the orchestra | |
| 59685570 | Concertmaster | The first violinist in the orchestra | |
| 59685571 | Strings | An instrument family with stretched strings (violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp) | |
| 59685572 | Woodwinds | An instrument family whose sound is produced by air enclosed in a pipe or tube (piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, english horn, bass clarinet) | |
| 59685573 | Brass | An instrument family whose sound is produced by blowing into a cup-shaped mouthpiece (trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba) | |
| 59685574 | Percussion | An instrument family who sound is produced by striking or hitting objects (timpani, snare drum, cymbals, bells, chimes, triangle, drums, etc) | |
| 66588483 | 5 strings instruments | violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp | |
| 66588484 | what are the 8 woodwinds instruments | piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, English horn, bass clarinet, contra bassoon | |
| 66588485 | what are the 4 brass instruments | trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba | |
| 66588486 | what are the 12 percussion instruments | timpani[kettledrums], snare drum, tom tom, bass drum, piano, cymbals, xylophone, bells, chimes, triangle, woodblock, tambourine | |
| 66588487 | what are the chorus members | soprano, alto, tenor, bass |