Music Vocab All
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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MUSIC VOCABULARY
Anna Marusich
PIANO
Musical dynamic for soft
MEZZO PIANO
Musical dynamic for "moderately soft"
FORTE
Musical dynamic for "loud"
CRESCENDO
To smoothly increase the volume of a particular phrase or passage
DECRESCENDO
To smoothly secrease 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's 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's also called the "F clef" because the symbol curved around the 4th like of the staff
STAFF
A set of 5 lines & 4 spaces used to clearly show kusocal notation
GRAND STAFF
A staff that combines a treble & bass staff
KEY SIGNATURE
The sharps/flats located at the beginning of a piece to indicate the tonality
DOUBLE BAR LINE
A set of 2 vertical lines showing the end of a piece
Time signature
A symbol places at the left side of the staff to indicate the meter (number of beats per measure/which note gets the beat)
RHYTHM
Division of the beat into patterns
TEMPO
The speed of a piece
INTERVAL
Distance between notes or pitches
HALF STEP
Distance of 2 notes next to each other (ex. G to g#) on piano=white 2 black key
WHOLE NOTE
Distance of 2 half steps
LEGATO
Performing jotws in a smooth, connected style
STACCATO
TIE
A curved line connectinr 2 nktes of the same putxh to add their values together
SLUR
Curves line connecting several notes 2 show that they shouls be played legato
