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Choir Vocab

Published on Dec 07, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DYNAMICS

THE VOLUME OF A SOUND OR NOTE
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PIANO

MUSICAL DYNAMICS FOR "SOFT"

MEZZO PIANO

MUSICAL DYNAMICS FOR MODERATELY SOFT

MEZZO FORTE

MODERATELY LOUD

FORTE

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 CLEFF

  • Upper pitches
  • G Clef.

BASS CLEF

  • Lower pitch
  • F clef

STAFF

SET OF 5 LINES & 4 SPACES

GRAND STAFF

COMBINES F AND G CLEF

KEY SIGNATURE

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

TEMPO

THE SPPED OF A PIECE

ANDANTE

A MODERATE TEMPO; “WALKING”

ALLEGRO

FAST TEMPO

INTERVAL

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PITCHES

HALF STEP

THE DISTANCE OF TWO NOTES NEXT TO EACH OTHER (EX. G TO G#); ON THE PIANO IT IS USUALLY A WHITE TO A BLACK KEY

WHOLE STEP

TWO STEP SPACES

LEGATO

PTEFORMING NOTES IN A SMOOTH, CONNECTED STYLE
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STACCATO

PERFORMING NOTES IN A SEPARATED STYLE, OPPOSITE OF LEGATO

TIE

A CURVED LINE CONNECTING TWO NOTES OF THE SAME PITCH AND ADD THEIR VALUES TOGETHER

SLUR

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