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Music Vocabulary

Published on Nov 28, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MUSIC VOCABULARY

JACK GUNDERSON

DYNAMICS

THE VOLUME OF A SOUND OR NOTE

PIANO

THE MUSIC DEFINITION FOR "SOFT"

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" because the symbol curves around the second line of the staff.

Bass Clef
A symbol located at the beginning of a staff to indicate the lower pitches. It is also called the "F Clef" because the symbol curves around the forth line of the staff

STAFF

A SET OF 5 LINES AND 4 SPACES USED TO CLEARLY SHOW MUSICAL NOTATION
Photo by Leo Reynolds

GRAND STAFF

A STAFF THAT COMBINES A TREBLE AND A BASS CLEF

KEY SIGNITURE

DOUBLE BAR LINE

TIME SIGNITURE

BEAT

RHYTHM

TEMPO

ANDANTE

ALLEGRO

INTERVAL

SLUR

SYNCOPATION

STACCATO

LEGATO

ACCENT

GLOTTAL ATTACK

SOFT PALATE

WHOLE STEP

HALF STEP