Music Vocabulary
Published on Mar 18, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MEZZO PIANO
Musical dynamic 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.
Treble Clef
A symbol located at the beginning of a staff to indicate the upper pitches. It is also called the "G clef".
Photo by allison.hare
Bass Clef
A symbol at the beginning of a staff to indicate the lower pitches. It is also called "F Clef".
Photo by Steve Snodgrass
GRAND STAFF
A STAFF THAT COMBINES A TREBLE AND BASS STAFF
KEY SIGNATURE
THE SHARPS OR FLATS LOCATED AT THE BEGINNING OF A PIECE TO INDICATE THE TONALITY
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 INDICATE THE METER (NUMBER OF BEATS PER MEASURE/WHICH NOTE GETS THE BEAT)
BEAT
THE REGULAR PULSE OF MUSIC
RHYTHM
DIVISION OF THE BEAT INTO MARKED PATTERNS
