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"