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Musical Terms

PULSE - the "heartbeat" of a song or piece of music. It is a regular unit of time. Follow the heartbeats pictured along with the songs and rhymes in this book.

RHYTHM - a pattern of sounds, long, short or of equal duration. Clapping the words of the songs in this book is the rhythm.

PITCH- the height of a note - low or high - Pitch Matching is the ability to sing back a melody at exactly the same height.

DYNAMICS - the volume of sound - louder and quieter

TEMPO - the speed of the song or music - faster and slower.

Rhymes - are spoken using our "speaking voice"

Songs - are sung using our "singing voice"

Songs - are sung using our "singing voice"