vocabuary Flashcards
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decrecendo?
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gradually getting softer
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dynamics?
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degrees of loud and soft
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crescendo ?
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gradually getting louder
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fortissimo ?
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very loud
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forte?
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loud
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mezzo forte?
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medium loud
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mezzo piano?
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medium soft
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piano?
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soft
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pianissimo?
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very soft
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highest female voice?
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soprano
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highest male voice?
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tenor
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mid level male voice?
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baritone
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lowest male voice ?
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bass
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lowest female voice?
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alto
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a Capella
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without accompaniment
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A tempo
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return to original tempo
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dolce
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sweetly
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fine
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the end
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legato
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smoothly
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molto
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very much, a lot
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poco a poco
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little by little
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subito
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suddenly
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tutti
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all together
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accel or accelerando
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becoming faster
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largo
very slow tempo
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presto
very fast tempo
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allegro
lively, fast tempo
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moderato
moderate tempo
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blend
mixing the same vowels and tones together equally in a correct manner
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balance
the volume of each voice part is equally distributed throughout
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Rhythm
controlled movement of music in time
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Meyer
measure of time
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melody
dominant tune of the composition
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voicing
when music splits into parts
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lyrics
words in a piece of music
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harmony
combo of notes sounded at the same time to produce chords
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form
the structure of a piece of music, frame upon which it is constructed
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solo
a single performer
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duet
a pice of music this is to be performed by 2 musicians
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trio
piece of music preformed by 3 solo voices
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quartet
a pice of music performed by 4 solo musicians
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choir
a group of singers who usually sing in parts with several voices on each part
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ensemble
a group of musicians that perform as a unit
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soft palate
fleshy part toward the back roof of mouth. lift for an un-nasally sound
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pharynx
throat. using pharyngeal voice creates and bright, loud sound
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larynx
voice box. try to keep neutral to avoid straining of chords and neck
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tongue
tongue position assists with reaching certain notes and creating certain tones
