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choir level 3 vocab Flashcards

1
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Dynamics

A

how loud or quiet the music is sung

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2
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Pianissimo

A

very quiet

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3
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Piano

A

quiet

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4
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Mezzo piano

A

medium quiet

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5
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Mezzo forte

A

medium loud

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6
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Forte

A

loud

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7
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Fortissimo

A

very loud

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Crescendo

A

gradually louder

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Decrescendo

A

gradually quieter

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Sforzando

A

suddenly strongly accented

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Morendo

A

dying away

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12
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Tempo

A

how fast or slow the music is sung

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13
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Adagio

A

(70bpm)- slow

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14
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Andante

A

(80bpm)- slow, walking tempo

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15
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Moderato

A

(108bpm)- moderate tempo

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15
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Allegro

A

(148bpm)- quick, lively

15
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Presto

A

(190bpm)- fast

16
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Ritardando

A

gradually slow down

17
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Accelerando

A

gradually speed up

18
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A tempo

A

back to the original tempo

19
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Fermata

A

hold note longer than its value

20
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Phrase

A

a musical thought or line

21
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Subito

A

suddenly

22
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Poco a poco

A

little by little

23
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Staccato

A

short, disconnected

24
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Legato

A

smooth, connected

25
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Marcato

A

march like

26
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Tie

A

a line joining two notes of the same pitch together

27
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Slur

A

a line joining two or more notes of different pitches together

28
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Tenuto

A

hold for full value, sustained

29
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Accent

A

emphasized

30
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8va

A

one octave higher than written

31
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Rubato

A

freely

32
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Downbeat

A

the first beat of the measure

33
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Pick up note

A

unaccented beat or beats before the downbeat of the measure

34
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Soli

A

solo section

35
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Tutti

A

everyone

36
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Divisi

A

the line splits or divides into more than one part

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