DYNAMICS & EXPRESSIVE EFFECTS Flashcards
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Dynamics
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loud and soft
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Expressive effects
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how the sound is created or changed
3
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piano
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soft
4
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mezzoforte
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moderately loud
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forte
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loud
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fortissimo
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very loud
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sforzando
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loud and forcefully
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crescendo
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gradually getting louder
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diminuendo
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gradually getting softer
10
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subito
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suddenly eg soft or loud etc
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legato
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smooth and well connected
12
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staccato
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short and detached
13
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accent
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emphasising a note
14
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vibrato
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increase the expressive emotional
15
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tenuto
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slight stress on each note
16
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glissando
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a rapid scale played in a sliding motion
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arco
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with the bow (Strings)
18
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pizzicato
A
plucked (strings)
19
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con sordino
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with mute
20
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double stopping
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playing two notes at the same time (strings)
21
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slap
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hit the strings (guitar)
22
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rim shot
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hit edge of snare drum
23
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wah wah
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jazz effect (brass)
24
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distortion
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alter natural sound by running through an electric filter
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decay
how sound resonates & dies away
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bend
change pitch by sliding around
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slurp
start pitch lower and slide up to correct one
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drop
sliding down from correct pitch
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doink
slide upwards in pitch at end of note
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scat
jazz singing using nonsense syllables
31
word painting
match word meaning with performance technique
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falsetto
male voice in register above their normal one
33
Terraced dynamics
Abrupt alternation between loud and soft dynamic levels.(baroque style)
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Ornamentation
Musical flourishes to decorate the line. Eg trills, appogiature,
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Piu mosso
More moved
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Meno mosso
Less moved
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Con forza
With force
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Con Grazia
With grace
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Sul ponticello
Indication of strings to play as close as possible to the bridge
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Leggiero
Lightly
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Pesante
Heavily
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Stringendo
Intensity of music is to be increased by quickening the tempo.
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Cantible
In singing style
