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LMSgraf Chorus Music Vocabulary
Music vocabulary words related to chorus.
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8th Grade
04/16/2013
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Dynamics
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The louds and softs of music.
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Whole Note
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Quarter Note
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Eighth Note
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Half Note
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Whole Rest
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Half Rest
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Quarter Rest
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Eighth Rest
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Loud
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Soft
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Medium Loud (Mezzo-forte)
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Medium Soft (Mezzo-piano)
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Very Loud (fortissimo)
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Very Soft (pianissimo)
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Crescendo - to gradually get louder
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Decrescendo - to gradually get softer
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Tempo
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The speed of the music.
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Ritardando
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To gradually slow down.
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Accelerando
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To gradually speed up.
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A tempo
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To return to the original tempo
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A cappella
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To sing without instrumental accompaniment
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Solfege
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Our method of sight-singing
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Staccato
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To sing or play short
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Legato
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To sing or play smoothly
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To repeat
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Interval
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The distance between two pitches.
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Octave
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An interval of an 8th.
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Blend
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No voices are heard above others.
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Balance
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Equal distribution between voice parts
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Soprano
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The highest female or unchanged male voice.
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Alto
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The lower pitched female or unchanged male voice.
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Tenor
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The highest male changed voice.
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Baritone
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The lower changed male voice.
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Flat - to lower the pitch 1/2 step
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Sharp - to raise the pitch 1/2 step
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Fermata - hold until the director cuts you off
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Sixteenth Rest
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Treble Clef - denotes higher pitches. Middle C and higher on the piano keyboard.
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Bass Clef - denotes lower pitches. Middle C and lower on the piano keyboard.
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Time Signature - three beats to a measure, the quarter note receives one beat.
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Time Signature - four beats per measure, the quarter note receives one beat
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