Choir Vocab 1 Flashcards

1
Q

diapraghm

A

abdominal breathing

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2
Q

vocalizing

A

to articulate

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3
Q

harmony

A

the study of procession of chords

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4
Q

rhythm

A

movement with recurrence of a beat

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5
Q

melody

A

the succession op f single tones in musical compositions

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6
Q

dynamics

A

the volume/sound of a note

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7
Q

tempo

A

rate of music

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8
Q

diction

A

degree of pronunciation while singing

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9
Q

procesional

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a piece of music used for accompanying a procession

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10
Q

prelude

A

a short instrumental composition

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11
Q

meditation

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a silence between sound breaks

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12
Q

time signature

A

tells you how the music is supposed to be counted

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13
Q

note value

A

relative duration of a note

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14
Q

note head

A

the elliptical part of a note

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15
Q

stem

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thin, vertical lines connected to the note head

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16
Q

beam

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a line used to connect multiple consecutive notesin order to create grouping

17
Q

flag

A

cuts the duration of a note in half

18
Q

fermata

A

indicates that a note will be longer that its normal duration

19
Q

bar line

A

used to divide a musical staff into measures

20
Q

tie

A

a curved line connecting the heads of 2 notes

21
Q

slur

A

indicates that the notes that are to be played without separation

22
Q

phrase

A

concepts related to grouping melodic notes

23
Q

modulation

A

key signature change

24
Q

forte

A

loud

25
Q

fortissimo

A

very loud

26
Q

piano

A

soft

27
Q

pianissimo

A

very soft

28
Q

mezzo forte

A

softer than forte

louder than piano

29
Q

mezzo piano

A

louder than piano

softer than forte

30
Q

Acapella

A

singing without music