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Music Vocabulary
Terms frequently used in choir
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a tempo | back to the original tempo |
| accelerando (accel.) | accelerate |
| accent | attack the note (emphasize) < |
| accidental | # ♭ ♮ |
| allegro | fast tempo |
| alto | low female voice |
| baritone | second lowest male voice |
| bass clef | (f) male voices |
| breath mark | when to breath in piece |
| caesura | // watch the conductor |
| canon | same melody at different times |
| common time | 4 4 or C |
| decrescendo | >>>>>>>>> gradually get softer a.k.a. diminuendo |
| dynamics | volume |
| fermata | hold as long as conductor indicates |
| fine | the end |
| flat | ♭ lowers note by half step |
| forte | loud (f) |
| fortissimo | loudest (ff) |
| key signature | at beginning, tells accidentals |
| ledger lines | lines that extend above and below the staff |
| legato | smooth and connected singing |
| melody | tune of the song |
| mezzo forte | medium loud (mf) |
| mezzo piano | medium soft (mp) |
| natural | ♮ play original note |
| phrase | musical sentence |
| pianissimo | (pp)softest |
| piano | soft(p) |
| ritardando(rit.) | gradually get slower |
| slur | connects different pitches |
| soprano | highest female voice |
| staccato | .short |
| tie | connects the same pitches |
| tenor | highest male voice |
| treble cleff | G cleff female/unchanged male voice |
| unison | everyone sings the same thing |
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