Choir vocabulary Flashcards by Maddie Stewart | Brainscape

Q

A tempo

A

Go back to the original Tempo

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Accelerando

A

Accelerate (go faster)

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accent

A

attack or emphasize

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Accidental

A

symbols that change the pitch of the note

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Allegro

A

fast tempo

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Alto

A

lowest female voice

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Baritone

A

medium men voice

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Bass clef

A

F clef, changed men

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caesura

A

grand pause //

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Breath mark

A

’ where to breathe

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Canon

A

same song, different times

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Common Time

A

4/4 most common time signature

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Crescendo

A

< gradually gets louder

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Decrescendo

A

> gradually gets softer

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Dynamics

A

volume, how loud or soft

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Fermata

A

hold until conductor says

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Fine

A

the END

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Flat

A

lowers the note 1/2 of a step

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Forte

A

f, loud

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Fortissimo

A

ff, very loud, loudest

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Key signature

A

at beginning,tells us which notes have accidentals

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Ledger Lines

A

lines that extend above or below the staff

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Legato

A

smooth and connected

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Melody

A

the tune

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Mezzo forte

A

mf medium loud

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Natural

A

cancels a sharp or flat

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Phrase

A

a musical sentence

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Piano

A

p soft

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Pianissimo

A

pp very soft

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Ritardando

A

rit. gradually gets slower

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Sharp

A

raises the note a 1/2 step

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slur

A

line connects different pitches

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Soprano

A

Highest female voice

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staccato

A

short and sweet

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Tie

A

line that connects two of the same pitches

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Treble clef

A

G clef women/unchanged male voice

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Unison

A

All singing the same thing