Basic Musical Terms

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Treble Clef

Treble Clef is (definition)?

a symbol used in music notation to indicate that the notes above the staff are to be played in a higher pitch range, typically for instruments like violin and flute.

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Tempo Marking; an indications of the speed of music

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Meter/Time signature: a notational symbol that specifies the number of beats in each measure and the note value that receives one beat.

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Key signature; a collection of sharps or flats at the beginning of a staff

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Bass clef

Bass Clef Def?

a clef placing F below middle C on the second-highest line of the staff

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Treble clef

Treble Clef Def?

a clef placing G above middle C on the second-lowest line of the staff

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Dynamic Marking; Symbols that indicate the dynamics

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Measure numbers; this is done for efficiency and is located at the top left of the staff

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Forte and Piano; second symbol to indicate the dynamics

Forte: loud

Piano: soft

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Fermata

Femata Def?

Hold note longer

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Staff; 5 lines and 4 spaces

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Piano accompaniment

Piano accompaniment Def?

music played by a pianist that supports the main melody or soloist on the right and left hand

Solo line is and located?

a section of a piece of music performed by a single musician or singer & above the piano line

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Double Bar; consist of either two thin parallel lines or a thin line followed by a thick one;

~sometimes can symbolize a key change or end

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Fine; Italian word for "The End"

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Poet; Poem writer

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Composer, a composer first seeks permission from the poet, then interprets the poem's meaning and emotion to create a melodic and rhythmic structure that enhances its expressive power

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Metronome markings

Metronome markings def?

The actual beat; a specific, measurable indication of a musical piece's tempo, written as a note value followed by an equals sign and a number representing the beats per minute (BPM)

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Identifying larger piece of work

Identifying larger piece of work def?

Under the title typically, shows where this piece is from or the compilation it’s from

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Ttile

Rubato def (Italian)?

“Robbed”

Rubato def (music)?

Freedom from strict rhythm

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Bar line; a vertical line used in a musical score to mark a division between bars.

Composer on what side?

Right

Poet on what side

Left