Music Vocabulary
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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 A PARTICULAR PHRASE OR PASSAGE
TREBLE CLEF
A symbol at the beginning of a staff to indicate the upper pitches. It's also called the "G Cleff" 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 curves around the fourth line of the staff.
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STAFF
A set of 5 lines and 4 spaces used to clearly show musical notation.
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GRAND STAFF
A STAFF THAT COMBINES A TREBLE AND A 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 BEAT INTO PATTERNS
TEMPO
THE SPEED OF A PIECE
ANDANTE
A MODERATE TEMPO; "WALKING"
TIE
A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch to add their values together.
SLUR
A curved line connecting several notes to show that they should be played legato
STACCATO
PERFORMING NOTES IN A SEPARATED STYLE, OPPOSITE OF LEGATO
LEGATO
PERFORMING NOTES IN A SMOOTH, CONNECTED STYLE
ACCENT
MUSICAL MARKING USED TO STRESS A PARTICULAR BEAT
GLOTTAL ATTACK
HITTING THE VOCAL FOLDS TOGETHER TO STOP AIR FLOW; USUALLY USED WITH VOWELS
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SOFT PALATE
THE SOFT TISSUE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOF
