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choir vocab quart. 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Legato | Smooth connected singing |
| Dynamics | Volume, or degrees of loud and soft in music |
| Forte | Loud |
| Piano | Soft |
| Staccato | Seperated, disconnected singing |
| Accent | Strong emphasis to the beginning of a tone, then tapering off |
| Marcato | Marked,strong accent |
| Tenuto | Hold tone for full note value |
| Crescendo | Gradually getting louder |
| Decrescendo | Gradually getting softer |
| Repeat signs | Repeat the music between the signs |
| Solfege | A method of sight singing using do, re, mi scale tones |
| Vowels | The parts of words that carry singers tone |
| Consonants | The parts of words that clarify meaning |
| Dal Segno | Go back to the sign |
| Al Coda | Go to the coda |
| Coda | Tail, or additional ending |
| Ritardando | Slow down |
| Soprano | Highest voice part |
| Mezzo soprano | Medium soprano (female voice part between soprano and alto) |
| Alto | Lowest female voice part |
| Tenor | Highest male voice part |
| Baritone | Male voice part between tenor and bass |
| Bass | Lowest voice part |
| Mezzo piano | Medium soft |
| Mezzo forte | Medium loud |
| Pianissimo | Very soft |
| Fortissimo | Very loud |
| Tempo | Rate of speed in music |
| Grave | Serious, grave |
| Largo | Very slow tempo |
| Lento | Slow tempo |
| Adagio | Slow, leisurely |
| Moderato | Moderate tempo |
| Andante | Walking tempo |
| Allegro | Fast tempo |
| Vivace | Livley, brisk |
| Presto | Very fast tempo |
| A Cappella | Unaccompanied singing (no instrument) |
| Accompaniment | The supporting parts in a musical texture |
| A Tempo | Return to original tempo |
| Allargando | Broader or slower |
| Rubato | Irregular, flexible tempo |
| Accelerando | Accelerating, getting faster |
| Rallentando | Gradually slower |
| Elements of music | Include melody harmony, rhythm,form and expression |
| Melody | A combination of sounds and silences that form a recognizable unit, the tune of a song |
| Harmony | Two or more notes sounding simultaneously |
| Rhythm | The flow and pattern of music in time, including beat. |
| Form | The overall structure of a composition |
| Expressive qualities | Distinctive qualities that provide expression, such as dynamics, phrasing,articulation, tempo, timbre, style and interpretation |
| Timbre | The particular tonal quality in an individual instrument |
| Phrase | A complete or incomplete musical idea comparable to a sentence or clause in language |
| Articulation | The individual treatment of specific notes and/or words in musix, include attack and decay |
| Diction | The style of enunciation in speaking or singing |
| Beat | The pulse, or unit of measure in rhythmic time |
| Measure | A regular combination of beats (usually 2,3,or 4), marked off by bat lines |
| Bar line | A vertical line in music that separates measures |
| Meter | The organization of beats into regular groupings, indicated by time signature |
| Simple meter | Groupings of beats where the beat divides evenly in a ratio of 2:1 |
| Compound meter | Groupings of beats where the beat divides in a ratio of 3:1 |
| Duple meter | Groupings of beats in sets of two |
| Triple meter | |
| Groupings of beats into sets of three |
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