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Choir Vocabulary

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MUSIC VOCABULARY

KYLIE STEVENS-CHALLE
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DYNAMICS

The volume or sound of a note

PIANO

THE MUSICAL DYNAMIC FOR SOFT
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MEZZO PIANO

THE DYMANIC TO PLAY MODERATELY SOFTLY

MEZZO FORTE

DYNAMIC FOR MODERATELY LOUD

FORTE

DYNAMIC FOR LOUD

CRESCENDO

A GRADUAL INCREASE OF LOUDNESS IN A PEICE OF MUSIC

DECRESCENDO

A gradual decrease of sound in a musical piece

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

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

A set of 5 lines and four spaces used to clearly show musical notation

A staff that combines a treble and bass staff

The sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece to indicate the tonality

DOUBLE BAR LINE

A SET OF 2 VERTICAL LINES SHOWING THE END OF A PIECE

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
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RHYTHM

DIVISION OF THE BEAT INTO PATTERNS

TEMPO

THE SPEED OF A PIECE

ANDANTE

A MODERATE TEMPO; "WALKING"
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ALLEGRO

A FAST TEMPO

HALF STEP

A semitone

WHOLE STEP

An interval of a whole tone

Slur

LEGATO

TO PERFORM NOTES IN A SMOOTH, CONNESCTED, STYLE
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STACCATO

PERFORMING NOTES IN A SEPARATED STYLE

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

SYNCOPATION

PLACG 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

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