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W HH QQ Ee Ry Ry S S DFFG Q Q H W Eqe H H.: 5 Grade Music Vocabulary

This document outlines 5th grade music vocabulary terms organized into three trimesters: 1) Rhythm, 2) Timbre/Tone Color, and 3) Melody/Expressive Elements and Symbols. It defines note values including whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes. It also covers rests, rhythm, syncopation, and dotted notes. Instrument families, ensembles, and musical terms like dynamics, tempo, melody, and the staff are explained.

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W HH QQ Ee Ry Ry S S DFFG Q Q H W Eqe H H.: 5 Grade Music Vocabulary

This document outlines 5th grade music vocabulary terms organized into three trimesters: 1) Rhythm, 2) Timbre/Tone Color, and 3) Melody/Expressive Elements and Symbols. It defines note values including whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes. It also covers rests, rhythm, syncopation, and dotted notes. Instrument families, ensembles, and musical terms like dynamics, tempo, melody, and the staff are explained.

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5th Grade Music Vocabulary

1st Trimester: Rhythm


Beat: the steady pulse in music.
Note: a symbol used to indicate a musical tone and designated period of time.

Whole Note: note that lasts four beats w

Half Note: note that lasts two beats h h (1/2 of a whole note)

Quarter Note: note that lasts one beat qq (1/4 of a whole note)

Eighth Note: note that lasts half a beat e e(1/8 of a whole note)

A pair of eighth notes equals one beat ry ry

Sixteenth Note: note that lasts one fourth of a beat - s s(1/16 of a whole note)

a group of 4 sixteenth notes equals one beat dffg


Rest: a symbol that is used to mark silence for a specific amount of time. Each note has a rest that
corresponds to its name and how long it lasts:

Q=1=q H=2=h W=4= w


Rhythm: patterns of long and short sounds and silences.
Syncopation: a rhythm pattern in which the accent is shifted from the strong beat to weak beats or

weak parts of beats e qe


Dotted Notes: a dot to the right of any note adds half of the note’s value. For example, a half note,

h is normally worth two beats. When it is dotted, h. it is worth three beats. 2 + 1 = 3


2nd Trimester: Timbre/Tone Color

Ensemble: a group of singers or instrumentalists performing together.


Band: an instrumental ensemble, that consists of woodwind, brass, and percussion
instruments, with no string instruments.
Orchestra: an instrumental ensemble that consists of string instruments along with
woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments.
Choir/Chorus: a group of people who sing together.

Instrument Families:
Brass: wind instruments made of brass and other metals which are played by blowing
through a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece. The main brass instruments of the
orchestra are the trumpet, trombone, French horn, and tuba.

Percussion: instruments that are played by striking, shaking, or scraping.


Non-Pitched Percussion: instruments without a definite pitch - for example, a hand
drum, triangle, or rhythm sticks.
Pitched Percussion: instruments with definite pitches – for example xylophone,
glockenspiel, or timpani

String: instruments that are played by using a bow or plucking stretched strings. The main
string instruments of the orchestra are the violin, viola, cello, double bass, and harp

Woodwind: wind instruments that were originally, and may continue to be, made of wood.
They are played by blowing across a mouth hole or into a whistle mouthpiece or reed. The
main woodwind instruments of the orchestra are the flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and
bassoon.

Keyboard: instruments with patterns of black and white keys, played by pressing keys that
activate a mechanism within the instrument (e.g. piano, organ)

3rd Trimester: Melody/Expressive Elements and Symbols

Dynamics: the loudness and quietness of sound.


Pianissimo (pp): very quiet or very soft.
Piano (p ): quiet or soft.
Mezzo Piano (mp): medium soft
Mezzo Forte (mf): medium loud
Forte (f ): loud/strong.
Fortissimo (ff): very loud/strong
Crescendo (cresc. <): indicates that the music should gradually get louder.
Decrescendo (decresc. >): indicates that the music should gradually get quieter.
Tempo: the pace or speed of the music
Largo: very slow.
Andante: walking speed
Moderato: moderately, medium speed
Allegro: quickly,fast
Presto: very fast
Melody: organized pitches and rhythm that make up a tune or song.
Pitch: how high or low a sound seems

Repeated notes: two or more notes at the same pitch level. jjjj

Skip: an interval (distance) larger than a step; motion from one pitch to another that is more

than a step away. Larger skips are often called “leaps” dgqrwf

Step: motion from one scale-degree to the next (do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do OR a-b-c-d-e-f-g).

Line note to the adjacent space note, or space note to the adjacent line note. ghjqjhg

Staff: a set of lines and spaces used in writing music to show the pitches; usually five lines and four

spaces. ++ Line Notes: EGBDF dgjwr Space Notes: FACE fhqe

Accidentals: Flat (b ) lowers a tone by a half step. Sharp (m) raises a tone by a half step. Natural (n)
cancels the flat or sharp
Bar line: a vertical line on the staff separating one measure from the next ===\===

Double Bar (ending bar): two vertical lines on the staff at the end of the final measure ===\|
Measure: The space between the bar lines where a certain number of beats of music is written,
depending on the time signature. =\====\=
Repeat sign: a symbol that indicates that certain measures or passages are to be sung or played
twice. ||: :||
Tie : a curved line that joins two successive notes of the same pitch. Indicates that the second note

is tied to the first and should not be sounded separately q_ h


Time signature: numbers or signs written at the beginning of the music staff that indicate the
number of beats used in a measure and what type of note equals one beat. For example: $4= four
quarter notes per measure
Treble clef & used to notate the highest sounding notes; the curl of the clef surrounds the second
line, G.

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