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Music Vocabulary

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DYNAMICS

THE VOLUME OF A SOUND OR NOTE
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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 OF A PARTICULAR PHRASE OR PASSAGE

DECRESCENDO

TO SMOOTHLY DECREASE THE VOLUME OF S PARTICULAR PHASE 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 fourth line of the staff.

STAFF

A SET OF 5 LINES AND 4 SPACED USED TO CLEARLY SHOW MUSICAL NOTATION

GRAND STAFF

A STAFF THAT COMBINES A TREBLE AND BASS CLEF

Key signature
The sharps or flats located at the beginning of a piece to indicate the 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 BEATS INTO PATTERNS

TEMPO

THE SPEED OF A PIECE

ANDANTE

A MODERATE TEMPO; "WALKING"
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ALLEGRO

A FAST TEMPO