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lento slow Image: lento largo very slow Image: largo allegro fast Image: allegro presto very fast Image: presto 00:02 01:33 Upgrade to remove ads Only $2.99/month Meter the way in which lines of music are divided into rhythmic units (think of measure); grouping of beats Image: Meter Articulation the way notes are separated or blended together within a rhythm; may be described by staccato or legato Image: Articulation Staccato beats/notes are distinct and separate; reminder: smoke "stac" on a train (puff, puff, puff) Image: Staccato Legato beats/notes are flowing into each other Image: Legato Timbre unique sound produced by a specific instrument or voice Image: Timbre Traditional Instruments (categorized into what four categories?)

String, Wind (woodwind or brass), Percussion, Keyboard Image: Traditional Instruments (categorized into what four categories?) Texture the overall sound quality of a piece, affected by how voices are, or are not, combined Image: Texture What types of textures? Monophonic, Polyphonic, Homophonic, Heterophonic Image: What types of textures? Monophonic one voice (melody) without accompaniment Image: Monophonic Polyphonic Multiple voices, each with an independent voice (melody) Image: Polyphonic Homophonic Multiple voices, one leading, and the others forming a background accompaniment Heteorphonic Multiple voices perfoming same melodic line with slight variations; see in Asian Dynamics the softness or loudness of a sound in terms of volume Image: Dynamics forte loud Image: forte piano soft Image: piano Structure the overall way a piece of music is arranged Image: Structure Basic Techniques for Teaching Music 1) Activities that involve simple, easy-to-learn instruments (ex: drum & xylophone); drums for teaching rhythm & xylophone for teaching pitches & basic melodies

2) Easy-to-remember lyrics with limited range requirements (lowest to highest note) 3) Activities that offer opportunities for children to physicalize the music (using your body to express the music that is being sung/played) Music Notation Elements of music that is represented symbolically ESSAY QUESTION: Why would this [piece] be a good beginning music exercise for children? ... Time Value the duration for which a note or rest is held; the denominator at the beginning of a measure tells you how many beats a whole note gets Whole Note Represents 4 beats Image: Whole Note Half Note Represents 2 beats Image: Half Note Quarter Note 1 beat Image: Quarter Note Eighth Note Image: Eighth Note...