Illustrated Music Dictionary of Musical Terms, Famous Composers, and Performers

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400+ music dictionary entries about composers, performers, conductors, instruments and musical tempo terms in our illustrated music dictionary for kids.

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Musical Terms, Famous Composers, and Performers Guide

Our music dictionary includes images for the purpose of bringing a richer understanding to the definitions. When terms are part of a specific category, like "Dynamics" or "Form", we have repeated the following images so kids can begin to make connections for themselves.

Music Dictionary Dynamics

DYNAMICS - This graphic will appear next to all definitions related to dynamics. The graphic will also indicate the degree of amplitude (loudness) relative to the other definitions throughout the dictionary.

Music Dictionary Tempo

TEMPO - This graphic will appear next to all definitions related to tempo. The speedometer will also indicate the tempo, relative to other tempo definitions throughout the dictionary.

Music Dictionary Form

FORM - This graphic will appear next to all definitions related to musical form.

Music Dictionary Musical Era

MUSICAL ERA - This graphic will appear next to all musical eras, from the Medieval Era through the Modern Era.