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Choir Music Vocab

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DYNAMICS

THE VOLUME OF A SOUND OR NOTE

PIANO

MUSICAL DYNAMIC 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

DECRESCENDO

TO SMOOTHLY DECREASE THE VOLUME

Treble clef
A symbol 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

Base 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

GRAND STAFF

A STAFF THAT COMBINES A TREBLE AND BASE STAFF

STAFF

A SET OF 5 LINES AND 4 SPACES USED TO CLEARLY SHOW MUSICAL NOTATIONS

BEAT

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KEY SIGNATURE

THE SHARPS OR FLATS LOCATED AT THE BEGINNING TO SHOW TONALITY

DOUBLE BAR LINE

A SET OF TWO VERTICAL LINES SHOWING THE END OF A PIECE
Photo by Wendi Gratz

TIME SIGNATURE

A SYMBOL PLACED AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STAFF TO INDICATE THE METER

RHYTHM

DIVISION OF THE BEAT INTO PATTERNS
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TEMPO

THE SPEED OF A PIECE