Vocabulary Slides
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CRESCENDO
TO SMOOTHLY INCREASE THE VOLUME OF A PARTICULAR PHRASE OR PASSAGE
DYNAMIC
THE VOLUME OF A SOUND OR NOTE
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 is also called the G clef
- Because the symbol curves around
Photo by Philip McMaster PeacePlusOne_\!/
BASS CLEF
- A symbol located at the beginning of a staff
- To indicate the lower pitches. It is called the "F" clef
- The symbol curves
Photo by Steve Snodgrass
GRAND STAFF
A staff that combines a treble and bass staff
MEZZO FORTE
Musical dynamic for "moderately loud"
FORTE
Musical dynamic for "loud"
KEY SIGNATURE
The sharps or flats located at the beginning of a peice to indicate the tonality
DOUBLE BAR LINE
A set of two verticle lines showing the end of a piece
BEAT
The regular pulse of music
RYTHM
Divisions of the marked patterns
STACCATO
Performing notes in a separated style, opposite of legato
TIE
A curved line connecting 2 notes of the same pitch to add their values together
SLUR
A curved line connecting several notes to show that they should be plaued lagato
ACCENT
Musical marking used to stress a particular beat
GLOTTAL ATTACK
Hitting the vocal folds together to stop air flow; usually used with vowels
TIME SIGNATURE
SOFT PALLET
The soft tissue at the back of the roof of your mouth
