Music Vocabulary 2
Published on Dec 24, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
INTERVAL
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PICTHES
Half Step
The distance of two notes next to each other (example: g to g#); on the piano it is white key to black key
WHOLE STEP
A DISTANCE OF TWO HALF STEPS
LEGATO
PERFORMING NOTES IN A SMOOTH, CONNECTED STYLE
STACCATO
PERFORMING NOTES IN A SEPERATED STYLE, OPPOSITE OF LEGADO
Tie
A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch to add their values
Slur
A curved line connecting several notes to show they should be layer legato
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; usually used with vowels
SOFT PALATE
THE SOFT TISSUE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH
