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Glossary of Musical Terms and Symbols Contents: • Terms and Symbols used in the Lesson Program • Other common musical terms
Jul 3, 2020 · Download this free PDF of musical terms. The Musical Terms PDF includes dynamics, tempo, articulations, and other terms. Give this free sheet of terms to students as a reference sheet. These reference sheets can also be found in the Music Assignment Book.
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There are probably thousands of different terms and words used in music throughout the world. Various composers and music writers may use these terms in different ways. We've tried to take the most used terms and give some basic definitions here.
Learning key musical terms will help children to accurately express what they think about the music they hear and study, and to describe the music they compose themselves. Knowing a good range of musical vocabulary will enable pupils to communicate effectively when talking and writing about music.
Give students a musical example (score or part only) and ask them to use musical terms to define styles, musical road maps, tempo markings, articulations, dynamics, etc.
As you learn more about music in Year 3 and 4, you will need to know a number of key musical terms. Below is a glossary of these words that you can come back to when you need.
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What follows is a fairly long list of musical definitions and descriptions gleaned primarily from multiple Internet searches (utilizing available translation services). I also used a few book sources, mostly for purposes of corroboration.