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Music Vocabulary

Published on Mar 21, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MUSIC VOCABULARY

JACK MESSERLI

DYNAMICS

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 VOLUMEOF A PARTICULAR PHRASE OR PASSAGE

DECRESCENDO

TO SMOOTHLY DECREASE THE VOLUME

Treble clef a symbol located at the beginning of a staff to indicate

BASS CLEF

INDICATES THE LOWER PITCHES.IT IS ALSO CALLED THE F CLEF

STAFF

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

GRAND STAFF

A STAFF THAT COMBINES BASS AND TREBEL CLEF

TEMPO

THE SPEED OF A PIECE

ANDANTE

A MODERATE TEMPO

ALLEGRO

A FAST TEMPO

INTERVAL

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PITCHES

HALF STEP

THE DISTANCE OF TWO NOTES NEXT TO EACH OTHER

WHOLE STEP

A DISTANCE OF TWO HALF STEPS

LEGATO

PERFORMING NOTES IN A SMOOTH,CONNECTED WAY

STACCATO

PERFORMING NOTES IN A SEPARATED STYLE

TIE

A CURVED LINE CONNECTING TWO NOTES OF THE SAME PITCH

SLUR

A CURVED LINE CONNECTING SEVERAL NOTES TO SHOW

SYNCOPATION

PLACING THE RHYTHMIC STRESS ON THE OFF-BEAT

ACCENT

MUSICAL MARKING USED TO STRESS A PARTICULAR BEAT

GLOTTAL ATTACK

HITTING THE VOCAL FOLDS TOGETHER TO STOP AIR FLOW

SOFT PALATE

THE SOFT TISSUE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH