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All State Chorus Terms and Sybols:Middle School
All State Chorus Terms and Symbols: For 7th and 8th Grade students
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7th Grade
10/13/2012

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Term
Tempo
Definition
Speed of the beat
Term
a cappella
Definition
Sung without accompaniment
Term
rit.
Definition
Gradual slowing of the beat
Term
ff
Definition
Fortissimo; very loud
Term
cresc.
Definition
Crescendo; Gradually get louder
Term
dim.
Definition
Diminuendo; Gradually get softer
Term
mp
Definition
Mezzo piano; medium soft
Term
Coda
Definition
Ending section of a piece of music
Term
unis.
Definition
Unison
Term
sub.
Definition
Subito; suddenly
Term
con moto
Definition
Without motion
Term
poco a poco
Definition
Little by little
Term
div.
Definition
Divisi; voice parts are divided
Term
♩ + `

("'" above the note)
Definition
Staccato; short and detached
Term
♩ + >

(">" above the note)
Definition
Accent; marking placed above a note to indicate stress or emphasis
Term
━━//━━
━-//━━
━━━━━
Definition
Caesura; momentary interruption of the music
Term
/ + x

("x" above the note)
Definition
Body percussion or spoken syllables
Term
___♭_
__♭__
_____
Definition
B flat major key signature
Term
____'___
________
________
Definition
Breath Mark
Term
__♯___
___♯__
______
Definition
D major key signature
Term
_______
___6___
___8___
_______
Definition
Compound time signature where each measure has 2 pulses and each pulse is made up of 3 eighth notes.
Term
_______
___2___
___2___
_______
Definition
"Cut time"; time signature where each measure has 2 beats and the half note gets the beat.
Term
Definition
Natural; cancels a flat or sharp for the rest of the measure.
Term
__3__
_______
_♩_♩_♩_
_______
Definition
Quarter note triple; when a half note is divided into three equal beats.
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