Choir Final

this has all of the terms we went over in class

What is major?

Do

What is minor?

La

Sharp

#(Last # is Ti)

Flat

b (Last b is Fa)

piano

soft (p)

pianissimo

very soft (pp)

mezzo piano

medium soft (mp)

forte

loud (f)

fortissimo

very loud (ff)

mezzo forte

medium loud (mf)

crescendo

gradually louder

decrescendo/diminuendo

gradually softer

fermata

hold (as long as conductor says to do so)

caesura

stop (//)

poco a poco

little by little

accelerando

gradually faster

ritardando

gradually slower

a tempo

legato

smooth and long

staccato

short and separated

sotto voce

off the voice

messa di voce

CHORUS GANG SIGNS on a single word or note

dotted slur

don’t breathe there

slur

connecting 2 different pitches on a single breath

tie

connects 2 of the same pitch in one breath

tenuto

elongated, leaned in, full value

accent

punch/emphasize note

marcato

stronger emphasis than an accent

portato

long and separated

breath mark

take a breath

rhythm

how long or short the notes are

tempo

beats per minute, how fast or slow the beat is

pickup

note or notes before a new measure or phrase (*anacrusis*)

compound meter

big beat divided into 3 microbeats

simple meter

big beat divided into 2 microbeats

duple meter

2 beats per measure

triple meter

3 beats per measure

changing meter

when the meter/time signature changes

duplet

2 notes when there should be 3 (makes compound meter sound like simple meter)

triplet

3 notes when there should be 2 (makes simple meter sound like compound meter)

rubato

stolen —> stolen time from another place

non

not/no

poco

little

più

more

molto

a lot

subito

suddenly

espressivo

expressively

unison

together on same notes and rhythm

a cappella

without instrumental accompaniment

divisi

division of parts (more specifically division within each part S1 and S2)

key change

when Do changes

solfege

syllabels used to navigate music (do, re, mi, etc.)

voice parts (highest to lowest)

soprano, alto, tenor, bass

falsetto

mickey mouse voice (for tenors and basses)

full voice

speaking voice (for tenors and basses)

head voice

high voice (when mel asks a question)

chest voice

speaking voice (witt’s or lucia’s normal speaking voice)

passaggio

passage/transition between registers

C (after a clef)

common time (4/4)

when the staff is Clear

C is Do

time signatures - top #

beats per measure

time signatures - bottom #

how many beats in a whole note

dot after a note

add ½ value of whatever comes immediately before it