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Music Terms Game
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Show what you know
about music!
Click the mouse when ready to start!
Your objective?
To know another language, the
language of music!
Ready? Click!
Which term means to play or sing
the notes smooth and connected?
(Click on the correct word.)
Legato
Staccato
Fermata
You are right! Legato means
smoothly connected!
You are ready for a new word!
Sorry Charlie! Staccato means
to play the notes short and
separated.
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Oops! Fermata means to hold the
note longer.
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Which music term refers to music
used for church or in religious
ceremonies?
(Click on the correct word.)
secular
lullaby
sacred
Yippee!! Sacred music is religious
music!
You are ready for another!
Nope! Secular means NONreligious music.
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Nope, a lullaby is a song meant for
sleeping.
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Which music term means to
gradually get louder?
(Click on the correct word.)
Decrescendo
Accelerando
Crescendo
Nope! Decrescendo means to
gradually get softer!
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Sorry! Accelerando means to
gradually increase (or
accelerate) the tempo.
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Hooray!! Crescendo means to
gradually get louder.
Try a new music term!
What does tempo refer to?
The highness or lowness of sound.
The speed of the beat.
The loudness or softness of sound.
Oops! Pitch means the
highness or lowness of sound.
Click here for an example of pitch.
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Oh yeah!! Tempo is the speed of
the beat.
You are ready for a new music term!
Bummer! Dynamics refer to the
loudness or softness of the
music.
ff
ppp
p
Try again!
ff
mf
What is the name for a large
instrumental group consisting
primarily of woodwind, brass and
percussion instruments?
band
orchestra
choir
All right!! A band consists of
woodwinds, brass, and
percussion, but no strings.
Try a new music term!
Close, but no cookie! An orchestra
consist of brass, woodwinds,
percussion AND strings!
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Sorry, Charlie! A choir is a group
of singers.
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What is form in music?
A complete musical idea, comparable to a
sentence.
The overall structure or organization of a
musical composition.
The distinctive sound of an instrument or
voice.
Uh-uh! A musical thought or
idea is called a phrase.
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You’re a Genius! The way a song is
put together is called its form.
You are ready for a new music word!
No way! The way an instrument or
voice sounds is its timbre or tone
color.
Click on the saxophone to hear its timbre.
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What is an accompaniment?
(Click on the correct word.)
A musical instrument
A person that plays the piano
Music that adds texture to a melody
Sorry Charlie!
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You are right! An
accompaniment is the music
that goes with the melody.
You are ready for a new word!
Oops! An accompanist is someone
who plays the accompaniment.
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What do we call a person who
leads a musical group?
composer
spiritual
conductor
No, a composer is a person who
WRITES musical works.
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You got it! A conductor leads the
band, orchestra, or choir. (They’re
the ones standing up there waving their
arms!)
One More!
Oh – oh! A spiritual is a sacred
song that evolved from the period
of slavery in the United States.
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Congratulations! You have
completed the review! Consider
yourself a maestro and take a bow!
Maestro is a fancy word for a
conductor who knows a lot about
music!
(Like J.S. Bach)