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
fortissimo
very loud
piano
soft
pianissimo
very soft
mezzo forte
softer than forte
louder than piano
mezzo piano
louder than piano
softer than forte
Acapella
singing without music
