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Vocabulary Unit 2

Complete the folowing sentences by writing the correct word or words in the blanks.

1. The rhythm pattern of the words or melody of a composition is its ___________________.

2. A sentence expresses a complete written idea; a

complete musical idea is expressed in a _____________________.

3. Scott Joplin was known as the “King of ______________________”.

4. A ________________ sounds for half the duration of one eighth note.

5. the two numbers at the beginning of a composition that tell both how many beats are in a measure and what type of note represent the steady beat are known as the _______________________.

6. The alternating verse and refrain of “Cripple Creek” means that the song has __________________.

7. A _________________ is a curve line connects two notes of the same pitch and indicates that the duration of the notes is added together to make one longer sound.

8.________________________ emphasizes beats or parts of beats that are not usually accented.

9. The speed of the beat in music is called: _____________________________.

10. The ________________________ is a type of song that expresses the troubles and hopes of Africans brought to America in slavery.