Grade 1 study

What is a steady beat?

A steady beat is an even, repeating pulse in music, like a heartbeat or a ticking clock. It stays the same speed and never skips.

What is rhythm in music?

Rhythm is the pattern of long and short sounds in music.. Clap PEA-nut BUT-ter. Short-short, short-short. That pattern is rhythm.

Is this true? Tempo is not the speed of the beat in a piece of music.

No. Tempo is the speed of the beat in a piece of music. A fast tempo makes music feel exciting. A slow tempo makes music feel calm.

What are dynamics in music?

Dynamics means how loud or soft the music is. Music can start soft and get loud, or the other way around.

What is pitch?

Pitch is how high or low a sound is.. Sing la low, then la high. You changed the pitch.

Is this true? A melody is a series of pitches played one after another that form a tune you can sing or hum.

Yes. Hum Twinkle Twinkle with no words. That tune is the melody.

Match each prompt to its fact.

What is a steady beat? → A steady beat is an even, repeating pulse in music, like a heartbeat or a ticking clock.; What is rhythm in music? → Rhythm is the pattern of long and short sounds in music.; What is tempo? → Tempo is the speed of the beat in a piece of music.; What are dynamics in music? → Dynamics means how loud or soft the music is.

Put these ideas in lesson order.

steady beat → rhythm → tempo → dynamics