Choir Vocab 1 Flashcards
diapraghm
abdominal breathing
vocalizing
to articulate
harmony
the study of procession of chords
rhythm
movement with recurrence of a beat
melody
the succession op f single tones in musical compositions
dynamics
the volume/sound of a note
tempo
rate of music
diction
degree of pronunciation while singing
procesional
a piece of music used for accompanying a procession
prelude
a short instrumental composition
meditation
a silence between sound breaks
time signature
tells you how the music is supposed to be counted
note value
relative duration of a note
note head
the elliptical part of a note
stem
thin, vertical lines connected to the note head
beam
a line used to connect multiple consecutive notesin order to create grouping
flag
cuts the duration of a note in half
fermata
indicates that a note will be longer that its normal duration
bar line
used to divide a musical staff into measures
tie
a curved line connecting the heads of 2 notes
slur
indicates that the notes that are to be played without separation
phrase
concepts related to grouping melodic notes
modulation
key signature change
forte
loud
