Year 7 Soundscapes Starter!
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. ATMOSPHERE
A. A gradual increase in loudness
2. COMPOSITION
B. The speed at which a composition is to be played
3. CRESCENDO
C. A repeated pattern of beats or sounds in music.
4. DYNAMICS
D. A percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators
5. ELEMENT
E. Layer of air around the Earth
6. PITCH
F. The spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to
7. RHYTHM
G. The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
8. TEMPO
H. An abstract part of something
9. TEXTURE
I. The physical composition of something
10. XYLOPHONE
J. An efficient incentive (plural)