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DYNAMICS & EXPRESSIVE EFFECTS Flashcards

1
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Dynamics

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loud and soft

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2
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Expressive effects

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how the sound is created or changed

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3
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piano

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soft

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4
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mezzoforte

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moderately loud

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5
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forte

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loud

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6
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fortissimo

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very loud

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7
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sforzando

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loud and forcefully

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8
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crescendo

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gradually getting louder

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diminuendo

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gradually getting softer

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10
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subito

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suddenly eg soft or loud etc

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legato

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smooth and well connected

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12
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staccato

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short and detached

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13
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accent

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emphasising a note

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14
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vibrato

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increase the expressive emotional

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15
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tenuto

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slight stress on each note

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16
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glissando

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a rapid scale played in a sliding motion

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17
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arco

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with the bow (Strings)

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18
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pizzicato

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plucked (strings)

19
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con sordino

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with mute

20
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double stopping

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playing two notes at the same time (strings)

21
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slap

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hit the strings (guitar)

22
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rim shot

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hit edge of snare drum

23
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wah wah

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jazz effect (brass)

24
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distortion

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alter natural sound by running through an electric filter

25
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decay

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how sound resonates & dies away

26
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bend

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change pitch by sliding around

27
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slurp

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start pitch lower and slide up to correct one

28
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drop

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sliding down from correct pitch

29
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doink

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slide upwards in pitch at end of note

30
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scat

A

jazz singing using nonsense syllables

31
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word painting

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match word meaning with performance technique

32
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falsetto

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male voice in register above their normal one

33
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Terraced dynamics

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Abrupt alternation between loud and soft dynamic levels.(baroque style)

34
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Ornamentation

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Musical flourishes to decorate the line. Eg trills, appogiature,

35
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Piu mosso

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More moved

36
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Meno mosso

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Less moved

37
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Con forza

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With force

38
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Con Grazia

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With grace

39
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Sul ponticello

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Indication of strings to play as close as possible to the bridge

40
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Leggiero

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Lightly

41
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Pesante

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Heavily

42
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Stringendo

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Intensity of music is to be increased by quickening the tempo.

43
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Cantible

A

In singing style

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