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Music Words: Flashcards
The vocabulary children need to discuss music at KS1, plus three named composers. Each card pairs a term with a clear everyday-language definition and a real-world example. Designed as a five-minute starter or homework warm-up. Run the deck twice a week and the music vocabulary embeds fast.
Key stage
Key Stage 1
Subject
Music
Time
~15 min
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Free
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pulse
the steady beat
Like a heart. Like a clock. Tap your foot along — that's pulse.
Like a heart. Like a clock. Tap your foot along — that's pulse.
rhythm
the pattern of long & short sounds
Sits ON TOP of the pulse. The melody you can clap.
Sits ON TOP of the pulse. The melody you can clap.
pitch
high or low
Mouse = high. Lion = low.
Mouse = high. Lion = low.
tempo
fast or slow
Lullaby = slow tempo. Dance music = fast tempo.
Lullaby = slow tempo. Dance music = fast tempo.
dynamics
loud or quiet
Whisper = quiet. Shout = loud. Music can do both!
Whisper = quiet. Shout = loud. Music can do both!
timbre
the special sound of an instrument
Say it: TAM-ber. Guitar & trumpet sound different even on the same note.
Say it: TAM-ber. Guitar & trumpet sound different even on the same note.
ta
a 1-beat rhythm
Like the word "cat", "dog", "ball", "sun".
Like the word "cat", "dog", "ball", "sun".
ti-ti
two quick beats
Like "rab-bit", "ap-ple", "ket-tle", "kit-ten".
Like "rab-bit", "ap-ple", "ket-tle", "kit-ten".
ti-ti-ti
three quick beats
Like "el-e-phant", "ba-nan-a", "but-ter-fly".
Like "el-e-phant", "ba-nan-a", "but-ter-fly".
Saint-Saëns
French composer (1835–1921)
Famous for "Carnival of the Animals" — fourteen pieces, each about a different animal.
Famous for "Carnival of the Animals" — fourteen pieces, each about a different animal.
Holst
English composer (1874–1934)
Famous for "The Planets" — one piece for each planet in the solar system.
Famous for "The Planets" — one piece for each planet in the solar system.
Vivaldi
Italian composer (1678–1741)
Famous for "The Four Seasons" — four pieces for spring, summer, autumn & winter.
Famous for "The Four Seasons" — four pieces for spring, summer, autumn & winter.
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