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Music Vocabulary

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MUSIC VOCABULARY

ALEC STEINMAN

DYNAMICS

THE VOLUME OF A SOUND OR NOTE

PIANO

MUSICAL DYNAMIC FOR SOFT

MEZZO PIANO

MUSICAL DTNAMIC FOR MODERATELY SOFT

MEZZO FORTE

MUSICAL DYNAMIC FOR MODERATELY LOUD

FORTE

MUSICAL DYNAMIC FOR LOUD

CRESCENDO

TO SMOOTHLY INCREASE THE VOLUME OF A PARTICULAR PHRASE OR PASSAGE

DECRESCENDO

TO SMOOTHLY DECREASE THE VOLUME OF A PARTICULAR PHRASE OR PASSAGE

A symbol located at the beginning of a staff to indicated the upper pitches it is also called G clef

BASS CLEF

A SYMBOL LOCATED AT THE BEGINNING OF A STAFF TO INDICATE THE G CLEF

STAFF

A SET OF LINES AND 4 SPACES USED CLEARLY SHOW MUSICAL NOTATION

GRAND STAFF

A STAFF THAT COMBINES A TREBLE AND BASS STAFF

KEY SIGNATURE

THE SHARPS OR FLATS LOCATED AT THE BEGGING OF A PIECE TO INDICATE THE

DOUBLE BAR LINE

A SET OF TWO VERTICAL LINES SHOWING THE END OF A PIECE

TIME SIGNATURE

A SYMBOL PLACED AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STAFF TO IMDICATE THE METER PER

BEAT

THE REGULAR PULSE INTO PATTERNS

RHYTHEM

DIVISION OF THE BEAT INTO PATTERNS

TEMPO

THE SPEED OF A PIECE

ANDANTE

A MODERATE TEMPO WALKING
Photo by Sami Haidar

ALLEGRO

A FAST TEMPO
Photo by Thomas Hawk

INTERVAL

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PITCHES
Photo by MikeVC

HALF STEP

THE DISTANCE OF TWO NOTES TO EACH OTHER EX G TO G ON THE PIANO IT IS

WHOLE STEP

A DISTANCE OF TWO HALF STEPS

LEGATO

PERFORMING NOTES IN A SMOOTH CONNECTED STYLE

STACCATO

PERFORMING NOTES IN A SEPARATED STYLE

TIE

A CURVED CONNECTED TWO NOTES OF THE SAME PITCH TO ADD THEIR VALUES

SLUR

A CURVED LINE CONNECTING SEVERAL NOTES TO SHOW THAT THEY SHOULD BE

SYNCOPATION

PLACING THE RYTHMIC STRESS ON THE OFF BEAT

ACCENT

MUSICAL MARKING USED TO STRESS A PARTICULAR BEAT

GLOTTAL ATTACK

HITTING THE VOCAL FOLDS TOGETHER TO STOP AIR FLOW USUALLY USED WITH

SOFT PALATE

THE SOFT TISSUE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH