Music Vocabulary
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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MUSIC VOCABULARY
SYDNEY GALINSON
DYNAMICS
THE VOLUME OF A SOUND OR NOTE
PIANO
MUSCIAL DYNAMIC FOR SOFT
MEZZO PIANO
MUSICAL DYNAMIC FOR "MODERATELY SOFT"
MEZZO FORTE
MUSICAL DYNAMIC FOR "MEDIUM LOUD"
FORTE
MUSICAL DYNAMIC FOR "LOUD"
CRESCENDO
TO SMOOTHLY INCREASE THE VOLUME OF A PHRASE OR PASSAGE
DECRESCSNDO
TO SMOOTHLY DECREASE THE VOLUME OF A PHRASE OR PASSAGE
Treble Clef:
A symbol located at the beginning of a staff to indicate the upper pitches. Also called a G Clef bc 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. Also called F Clef bc the symbol curves around the fourth line of the staff
STAFF
A SET OF 5 LINES AND 4 SPACES USED TO CLEARLY SHOW MUSICAL NOTATION
GRAND STAFF
A STAFF THAT COMBINES A TREBLE AND BASS STAFF
KEY SIGNIATURE
THE SHARPS OR FLATS LOCATED AT THE BEGINNING OF A PIECE
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 BEAT INTO PATTERNS
TEMPO
THE SPEED OF A PIECE
ANDANTE
A MODERATE TEMPO; "WALKING"
ALLEGRO
A FAST TEMPO
INTERVAL
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PITCHES
