Music Vocabulary
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Dynamics
Volume of a sound or note
Crescendo
To smoothly increase the volume of a passage or phrase
Decrescendo
To smoothly decrease the volume of a certain passage or phrase
BASS CLEF
A SYMBOL LOCATED AT THE BEGINNING OF A STAFF THAT INDICATES LOWER PITCHES. ALSO CALLED THE F CLEF BECAUSE THE SYMBOL CURVES AROUND THE FOURTH LINE OF THE STAFF.
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Staff
Grand staff
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Beat
The regular pulse of music
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Rhythm
Tempo
Andante-
Piano
Mezzo piano
Musical dynamic for moderately soft
Mezzo forte
Forte
Key Signature
Double Bar Line
Time Signature
Legato
Staccato
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SLUR
A CURVED LINE CONNECTING SEVERAL NOTES TO SHOW THAT THEY SHOULD BE PLAYED LEGATO
INTERVAL
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PITCHES
WHOLE STEP
DISTANCE OF TWO HALF STEPS
HALF STEP
DISTANCE OF TWO NOTES NEXT TO EACH OTHER ; ON A PIANO ITS NORMALLY A WHITE TO BLACK KEY
SYNCOPATION
PLACING THE RHYTHMIC STRESS ON THE OFF BEAT
ACCENT
MUSICAL MARKING USED TO STRESS A PARTICULAR BEAT
GLOTTAL ATTACK
HITTING THE VOCAL FOLDS TOGETHER TO STOP THE AIR FLOW; USUALLY USED SED WITH VOWELS
