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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

Treble Clef

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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