S Flashcards
SATB
Represents Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass - that is, the four vocal types that comprise a full choir.
Scale Degree Numbers
Numbers used to identify each note in a scale. For example, in the C Major scale, scale degree numbers 1 and 8 are both C, with scale degree numbers 1 and 8 forming the octave.
Scat
Improvised ‘nonsense’ syllables that are sung; common in jazz music.
Score
Written music
Sequence
The immediate repetition of a melodic fragment at a different pitch.
Sforzando
With sudden emphasis
Sforzando-piano
With sudden emphasis then suddenly decreasing in loudness.
Slur
Notes joined together; must be two different notes.
Solo
Part sung or played by a singer or instrument performing by themselves.
Soprano
Female vocal type, higher than alto.
Sprechstimme
Speech with melodic contours.
Staccato
Notes short and detached.
Strophic Form
Vocal form in which the music contains verses only, each with the same melody but diffrent lyrics, as in a hymn.
Structure
The design or form in music; the way a piece of music has been put together.
Subito
Suddenly.
Subito Forte
Suddenly louder.
Subito Piano
Suddenly softer
Suspension
A note in one chord is held on into the the next chord, to which it does not belong; usually resolved with the completion of the second chord (resolution)
Swing Rhythm
A feel or ‘groove’ heard in jazz, especially in ‘swing’ music, based on two emphasised subdivisions of the beat.
Symphony
Orchestral form of music containing four (or occasionally three) movments distinguished by their tempo, form and key. The first and last movments are generally lively and the middle is slower and more reflective.
Syncopation
An emphasis on the weak or off beats. Composers use syncopation through accents, rests and ties.
Synthesised Sound
Sound made by combining (synthesising) sounds from electronic outputs.
