7th and 8^th Chorus

Unit 1

Musician-a person who composes, sings, or plays music

Performer-a person who performs in front of an audience

Style-the way melody, rhythm, and harmony create a special sound

Soloist-a person that performs solo

Call and Response-on person sings the call section of the music and a group sings the response section of the music

Improvisation-make it up as you go

Pop Style-popular music

Rhythm-long and short sounds and silences

Beat-steady and even

Tempo-fast and slow, the speed of the beat

Presto-very fast

Allegro-lively

Moderato-medium or moderate

Andante-walking tempo

Adagio-slow

Largo-very slow

Ritardando-gradually getting slower

Accelerando-gradually getting faster

Pitch-high and low sounds

Melody-a single line of musical notes