PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CRESENDO- 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 on the staff
Bass clef- a symbol at the beginning of a staff to indicate the lower pitches. It is also called the "F clef" because the symbol curves around the fourth line of the staff
Key signature- the sharps or flats located at the beginning of a piece indicating the tonality
Time signature- a symbol placed at the left side of the staff to indicate the meter (# of beats per measure/which note gets the beat
Tie - a curved line connecting 2 notes of the same pitch to add their values together
Slur - a curved line connecting several notes to show that they should do their values together
Glottal Attack - hitting the vocal folds together to stop air flow; usually used with vowels