Choir vocabulary Flashcards
(37 cards)
1
Q
A tempo
A
Go back to the original Tempo
2
Q
Accelerando
A
Accelerate (go faster)
3
Q
accent
A
attack or emphasize
4
Q
Accidental
A
symbols that change the pitch of the note
5
Q
Allegro
A
fast tempo
6
Q
Alto
A
lowest female voice
7
Q
Baritone
A
medium men voice
8
Q
Bass clef
A
F clef, changed men
9
Q
caesura
A
grand pause //
10
Q
Breath mark
A
’ where to breathe
11
Q
Canon
A
same song, different times
12
Q
Common Time
A
4/4 most common time signature
13
Q
Crescendo
A
< gradually gets louder
14
Q
Decrescendo
A
> gradually gets softer
15
Q
Dynamics
A
volume, how loud or soft
16
Q
Fermata
A
hold until conductor says
17
Q
Fine
A
the END
18
Q
Flat
A
lowers the note 1/2 of a step
19
Q
Forte
A
f, loud
20
Q
Fortissimo
A
ff, very loud, loudest
21
Q
Key signature
A
at beginning,tells us which notes have accidentals
22
Q
Ledger Lines
A
lines that extend above or below the staff
23
Q
Legato
A
smooth and connected
24
Q
Melody
A
the tune
25
Mezzo forte
mf medium loud
26
Natural
cancels a sharp or flat
27
Phrase
a musical sentence
28
Piano
p soft
29
Pianissimo
pp very soft
30
Ritardando
rit. gradually gets slower
31
Sharp
raises the note a 1/2 step
32
slur
line connects different pitches
33
Soprano
Highest female voice
34
staccato
short and sweet
35
Tie
line that connects two of the same pitches
36
Treble clef
G clef women/unchanged male voice
37
Unison
All singing the same thing
