{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/music-theory-vocabulary",
 "id": "music-theory-vocabulary",
 "title": "Music Vocabulary",
 "category": "arts-music",
 "subject": "Music Theory",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "Everyday music words: melody, harmony, rhythm, texture and form.",
 "tags": [
  "vocabulary",
  "melody",
  "harmony",
  "form"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Word",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Melody",
   "The tune; a series of notes that makes a musical idea"
  ],
  [
   "Harmony",
   "Notes sounded together that support the melody"
  ],
  [
   "Rhythm",
   "Pattern of long and short sounds in time"
  ],
  [
   "Beat",
   "The steady pulse in music"
  ],
  [
   "Tempo",
   "The speed of the music"
  ],
  [
   "Pitch",
   "How high or low a sound is"
  ],
  [
   "Dynamics",
   "How loud or soft the music is"
  ],
  [
   "Timbre",
   "The special tone color of a voice or instrument"
  ],
  [
   "Texture",
   "How many layers of sound are heard at once"
  ],
  [
   "Form",
   "The structure or plan of a piece"
  ],
  [
   "Phrase",
   "A musical sentence"
  ],
  [
   "Motif",
   "A short musical idea that repeats and develops"
  ],
  [
   "Theme",
   "The main melody of a piece"
  ],
  [
   "Variation",
   "A changed version of a theme"
  ],
  [
   "Verse",
   "A part of a song with the same melody but new words"
  ],
  [
   "Chorus",
   "The repeated part of a song with the same words"
  ],
  [
   "Bridge",
   "A contrasting section in a song, usually after the second chorus"
  ],
  [
   "Refrain",
   "A repeated line or section"
  ],
  [
   "Introduction",
   "The opening section of a piece"
  ],
  [
   "Coda",
   "A closing section"
  ],
  [
   "Interlude",
   "A short piece played between sections"
  ],
  [
   "Ostinato",
   "A short pattern repeated again and again"
  ],
  [
   "Drone",
   "A long, steady note held under a melody"
  ],
  [
   "Round",
   "A song in which groups enter one after another with the same melody"
  ],
  [
   "Canon",
   "Strict imitation of a melody entering at different times"
  ],
  [
   "Call and response",
   "One voice asks and another answers"
  ],
  [
   "Unison",
   "Everyone playing or singing the same notes"
  ],
  [
   "Solo",
   "One performer alone"
  ],
  [
   "Duet",
   "Two performers"
  ],
  [
   "Trio",
   "Three performers"
  ],
  [
   "Quartet",
   "Four performers"
  ],
  [
   "Quintet",
   "Five performers"
  ],
  [
   "Ensemble",
   "A group of musicians"
  ],
  [
   "A cappella",
   "Singing without instruments"
  ],
  [
   "Orchestra",
   "A large group of string, wind and percussion players"
  ],
  [
   "Conductor",
   "The person who leads an orchestra or choir"
  ],
  [
   "Choir",
   "A group of singers"
  ],
  [
   "Soprano",
   "Highest female voice"
  ],
  [
   "Alto",
   "Lower female voice"
  ],
  [
   "Tenor",
   "Higher male voice"
  ],
  [
   "Bass",
   "Lowest male voice"
  ],
  [
   "Baritone",
   "Male voice between tenor and bass"
  ],
  [
   "Mezzo-soprano",
   "Female voice between soprano and alto"
  ],
  [
   "Binary form",
   "A B form, two contrasting sections"
  ],
  [
   "Ternary form",
   "A B A form"
  ],
  [
   "Rondo",
   "A form where the main theme returns between contrasting sections, like A B A C A"
  ],
  [
   "Theme and variations",
   "A form that changes a theme again and again"
  ],
  [
   "Movement",
   "A major section of a longer work like a symphony"
  ],
  [
   "Overture",
   "Orchestral piece that opens an opera, ballet or play"
  ],
  [
   "Lullaby",
   "A soothing song for sleep"
  ],
  [
   "March",
   "Music with a strong, steady beat for walking"
  ],
  [
   "Waltz",
   "A dance in 3/4 time"
  ],
  [
   "Minuet",
   "A graceful dance in 3/4 time"
  ],
  [
   "Sonata",
   "A work for one or two instruments"
  ],
  [
   "Etude",
   "A study piece to practice a skill"
  ],
  [
   "Prelude",
   "An introductory piece"
  ],
  [
   "Nocturne",
   "A dreamy piece suggesting night"
  ],
  [
   "Lieder",
   "German art songs"
  ],
  [
   "Aria",
   "A solo song in an opera"
  ],
  [
   "Libretto",
   "The text of an opera"
  ],
  [
   "Interval",
   "The distance between two pitches"
  ],
  [
   "Octave",
   "Eight notes apart, the same name higher or lower"
  ],
  [
   "Tonic",
   "The home note of a key"
  ],
  [
   "Resolution",
   "Moving from tense notes to rest notes"
  ],
  [
   "Transpose",
   "Move music into a different key"
  ],
  [
   "Improvise",
   "Make up music while performing"
  ],
  [
   "Embouchure",
   "How a player shapes lips and face on a wind instrument"
  ],
  [
   "Vibrato",
   "A slight, quick wavering of pitch to make a note richer"
  ]
 ]
}