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Choir Level 2 Music Terms Flashcards

Identify M.S. music terms to assist in music literacy

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Bass Clef

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A clef used for lower notes. It looks like a backwards C. The two dots surround the 4th line F. It can also be referred to as F Clef.
Know how to draw the symbol.
Spaces: ACEG
Lines: GBDFA

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3/4

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A time signature with 3 beats per measure and the quarter note equals 1

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Cut time

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2/2 time signature where there are 2 beats per measure and the half note = 1

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12/8

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A time signature where there are 12 beats in a measure and the eighth note equals 1.

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divisi

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when the melody or part divides into two or more parts

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Key change

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The key signature changes within a song. There are different sharps, flats, and naturals. The pitch for Do changes.

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Staccato

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symbol: .

A dot above or below a note head that indicates a separate or short style of singing

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accent

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symbol: >

A symbol above or below a note head that indicates to emphasize a note.

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Natural

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A Symbol that indicates to remove a sharp or flat for that measure only.
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Dotted quarter note

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A quarter note with a dot beside it. It indicates a note receives 1 1/2 beats in 4/4.
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Dotted eighth note

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An eighth not with a dot beside it. It indicates a note receives 3/4 of a beat in 4/4.
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Solo

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A portion of a song where only 1 individual sings

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Tutti

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A section of music which indicates that everyone sings

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Stagger breathing

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Singers breathe in different spots to make the phrase continue and not sound choppy.

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Subito

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an italian term meaning suddenly

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fermata

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a symbol also referred to as “birds eye.” It indicates that the note should be held longer and the group cuts off at the direction of the conductor
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poco a poco

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little by little

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a tempo

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original tempo; often after a ritardando or accelerando

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diminuendo

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gradually get softer

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pianissimo

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pp: very soft

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descant

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a higher part in music that is a counter melody and usually sung by a small group of people

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accidental

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a sharp, flat or natural in a measure that is not in the key signature. It lasts for just that measure.

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Treble clef notes

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Lines: EGBDF
Spaces: FACE

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Bass clef notes

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Lines: GBDFA
Spaces: ACEG

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Chromatic scale

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a scale made up of all half steps

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Chromatic solfege

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Going up: Do Di Re Ri Mi Fa Fi So Si La Li Ti Do

Going down: Do Ti Te La Le So Se Fa Mi Me Re Ra Do

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Pentatonic Scale

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A scale made up of 5 notes. Do Re Mi So La. The first 6 notes of a major scale eliminating Fa.
Formula: W, W, m3, W

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Swing

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The eighth notes are sung or played unevenly. Sing the first and last note of a triplet.

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D.S. al Coda

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Del Segno al Coda means to go back to the sign and skip to the Coda when indicated the 2nd time
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Repeat Sign

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symbol :ll
2 dots at the end of a measure that indicate you repeat back to the matching repeat signs.
Know how to draw the symbol.

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Key Signature

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Sharps or flats at the beginning of a song or section that indicate which key and which note is Do.

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sharp

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symbol: #

it raises a pitch 1/2 step

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flat

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symbol: b

it lowers a pitch 1/2 step

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4/4

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A time signature where there are 4 beats in a measure and the quarter note receives 1 beat.

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forte

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symbol: f

to sing or play loud

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piano

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symbol: p

to sing or play soft

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mezzo forte

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symbol: mf

to sing or play medium loud

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Major scale

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A scale made up of 8 notes. Solfege: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do

Formula: WWHWWWH

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ritardando

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Abbreviation: rit.

to gradually slow down

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a tempo

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original tempo

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quarter note

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A note that receives 1 beat in 4/4. It has a note head colored in and stem.

Know how to draw the symbol.

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half note

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A note that receives 2 beats in 4/4. It has a note head–not colored in and a stem.
Know how to draw the symbol.

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Eighth note

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A note that receives 1/2 of a beat in 4/4. It has a note head colored in, a stem and a flag.
Know how to draw the symbol.

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whole note

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A note that receives 4 beats in 4/4. It is a circle not colored in.
Know how to draw the symbol.

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