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Music Vocabulary

Measure

• The space on the staff between two vertical lines. It is also called a bar.

• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form?

• Why? Or How?

Bar lines

• Vertical lines on the staff which separate measures of music.


• Why? Or How?

Meter

• The fraction appearing at the beginning of the music or section indicating the mathematical organization of rhythm. It is also known as the time signature.


• Why? Or How?

Time Signature

• The fraction appearing at the beginning of the music or section indicating the mathematical organization of rhythm. It is also known as the meter.


• Why? Or How?

Whole step

• Two half steps


• Why? Or How?

Half step

• A Minor Second


• Why? Or How?

Dance

• The physical response to rhythm.


• Why? Or How?

Timbre

• Tone color


• Why? Or How?

Characteristics

• Unique attributes


• Why? Or How?

Style

• The way it is played


• Why?

Genre

• Special styles


• Why?

Strings

• Instruments using plucked or bowed strings to create the sound


• Why?

Brass Winds

• Instruments using a cupped shaped mouthpiece


• Why?

Woodwinds

• Those originally made of wood or using a reed to create the sound


• Why?

Clef

• Symbol to indicate the tonal center


• Why?

Score

• The conductor’s copy of the music.


• Why?

Staff

• 5 lines and 4 spaces

• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?

• Why?

Expression

• Emotion portrayed in music


• Why?

Intonation

• The correct vibrations of a tone to match the established standard or that of another instrument


• Why?

Resonance

• Vibrations of an instrument’s sound creating the unique sound of that particular instrument


• Why?

Ledger Lines

• Short lines extending the staff upward or downward


• Why?

Vertical Music

• Music composed in a chordal manner in which most or all parts move together at the same time


• Why?

Horizontal Music

• Music having independent lines weaving a fabric of sound.


• Why?

Second ending

• The short ending which will send musicians forward to a new melodic section.


• Why?

Repeat

• To play it again


• Why?

Fugue

• A melodic presentation using varied melodic and rhythmic alterations to present new interpretations of the melody.


• Why?

Fugetto

• A small or short section in a fugal style.


• Why?

First ending

• The short ending which will send musicians back to a particular place to repeat that section.


• Why?

Double Bar

• Two bars of different size indicating the end of a section or composition.


• Why?

Dal signo al fine`

• Return to the sign and play to the fine`


• Why?

Da capo al fine`

• Return to the beginning and play to the fine`


• Why?

Transposition

• To move the position of the tone to adjust for the length of the instrument


• Why?

Tessitura

• That part of the range used most often


• Why?

Range

• The extreme from lowest to highest tone for each instrument


• Why?

Key Signature

• Those sharps and/or flats which identify the tonal center.

• B flat

• C

• G• Question: This affects or is affected by (A)

Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?

• Why?

Homophonic

• Movement in a chordal manner


• Why?

Counterpoint

• Independent movement of musical lines in correlation to each other


• Why?

Cannon

• The simple melodic repetition. It is also called a round.


• Why?

Brace

• Two or more staves joined with a bracket { } indicating a system of music.


• Why?

Slur

• A curved line which smoothly connects tones on different lines and/or spaces without attack.


• Why?

Tie

• A curved line connecting tones (adding their value) on the same line or space.


• Why?

Major Second

• Whole Step


• Why?

Minor Second

• Half Step


• Why?

Tutti

• The entire ensemble • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)

Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?

• Why?

Music History

• The story of mankind’s music throughout time.


• Why?

Balance

• To achieve the aural perception of each instrument or section being of the same or equal volume without dominance by any one instrument or section.


• Why?

Blend

• To create an ensemble sound in which all instruments/sections collectively create one sound rather than individual sounds.


• Why?

Dynamics

• Various degrees of loudness and softness• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

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Forte (f )

• Strong or full • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Piano (p)

• Soft • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Mezzo (m)

• Medium • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Mezzo Forte (mf)

• Medium full • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Mezzo piano (mp)

• Medium soft • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Fortissimo (ff)

• Very strong • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Fortississimo (fff)

• Very, very strong• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

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Pianissimo (pp)

• Very soft• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

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Pianississiom (ppp)

• Very, very soft• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

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Crescendo (cres.)

• To get louder • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Decrescendo (decres)

• To get softer Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?

• Why?

Diminuendo (dim)

• To gradually get softer• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

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Baroque

• The historic period between 1600 and 1750 AD


• Why?

Medieval

• The historic period prior to 1400 AD• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Renaissance

• The historic period between the 15th (1400 AD) and 17th (1600AD) centuries.


• Why?

Rococo or Roccoco

• The French historic period between 1700 and 1799 AD (18th Century)


• Why?

Classical

• The historic period between 1750 and 1820 AD


• Why?

Impressionist

• The historic period between 1870 and 1880


• Why?

Expressionist

• The historic period originating in Germany beginning in the 20th Century.


• Why?

Experimental

• One type of music composed between 1950 and today.


• Why?

Jazz

• Jazz is a musical form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions.


• Why?

Fusion

• The mixing of diverse musical styles originating around 1980.


• Why?

Strophic

• Repeated melody for each verse• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

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Through composed

• No repetition of music for new lyrics • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Pulse

• Steady, ongoing emphasis of the count • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Diatonic

• Within the Key • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Consonant Interval

• Interval requiring no resolution (change)• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

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Dissonant Interval

• Interval requiring resolution (change) • Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Dance

• The physical response to rhythm• Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B)


• Why?

Variation

• Changing the melody, rhythm, or harmony of a composition.


• Why?

Instrumentation

• Those instruments used in the ensemble to perform the composition or concert. Question: This affects or is affected by (A) Melody, (B) Harmony, (C) Rhythm or (D) Form, (E) A and B?

• Why?

Concert

• A performance by a large ensemble of several compositions.


• Why?

Recital

• A performance by a soloist or small ensemble of several works. These compositions may be from the same or different historic periods.


• Why?

Interpretation

• The unique and individual manner in which a performer presents a musical composition.


• Why?

Voicing

• The manner in which instruments or voices may be arranged to present a composition.


• Why?

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