Melody, Chords, manuscript Flashcards
Melody is usually made of
Chord tones
anticipated melody
harmony is anticipated
approach tones
lead by step to chord tones
two types of approach tones
scale and chromatic
Chromatic approach tone
by half step
extended chords use which chord tones
9, 11, 13
beam direction determined by
first and last note and the most notes above or below
beam direction for groups beginning and ending on the same note
flat
slur: if notesheads go both ways the slur goes
above the notes
divided note musical abbreviation
stroke through stem equaly divides note ie a half note with a single slash is 4 8th notes (single slash 8ths double slash 16th)
tremolo notation
2 or three lines through stem or between stems
DC al fine
da capo repeat from beginning to the fine from the top
DS
repeat from the sign
Coda
bullseye
8va
octave up
con 8va
with an octave added
loco
play in the octave written
Acciaccatura
grace note time taken from preceding note small 8th note with a slash
Appoggiatura
a small 8th note time taken from note after it either 1/2 or 1/3 of the rythm
Double grace note
2 notes played before the beat
multiple grace notes
series of scale notes usually preceding the note
mordent
uses lower neighbor on the beat looks like a cross with a horizontal of z on the side
3 kinds of mordent
single, double, inverted(lower neighbor)
Gruppetto
turn looks like a backwards and sideways S upper neighbor, principal, lower, principal can be inverted( sideways S)
trill
small tr starts on principal to upper neighbor
inverted trill
starts on upper neighbor
Tenuto
line under note full value with a slight break between next note
Portato
line with a dot under (bottom half of division sign) mezzo staccato a little more than half duration
staccatissimo
upside down drop above note as short as possible
staccatto
half as long
2 kinds of accent
horizontal and vertical
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horizontal accent accent w slight decresendo
vertical accent accent without decresscendo
Scoop
short glissando from below
Rip
gliss from below a 4th or 5th
plop
opposite of a rip gliss from above 4th or 5th
drop or fall
gliss down from note
doit/doik
short gliss up
flip or turn
jazz gruppetto
shake
lip trill to overtone ablove
Largo
slow broad
Lento
slow dragging
Adiago
slow
Andante
medium walking
moderato
medium moderate
allegro
quick
vivace
with life
presto
fast
tempo list in order
slow- Largo, lento adiago medium- andante, moderato fast- allegro, vivace, presto add lentils to large pot ant with suit and cell phone alligator visor
Slow tempo
largo, lento andante
medium tempo
andante moderato
fast
allegro vivace presto
Tenuto
held
Rubato
robbed
Fermata
dot under an upsode down U hold
G.P.
Rest
Lunga Pausa
long pause
Cut off
// abrupt pause
Allargando
slower
Calando
slower and quieter
Rallantando
sloower
Ritardando
slower
Ritenuto
slower suddenly
Meno Mosso
slower
Morendo
slower and quieter
Smorzando
slower and quiet
A tempo
origional tempo
Primo Tempo
original tempo
Tempo I
original tempo
Stesso tempo
same tempo

Acciaccatura
grace note
cresendo
gradually louder
forzando
louder
rinforzando
suddenly louder
calando
quieter and slower
morendo
quieter and slowing
smorzando
slower and quieter