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MUS 145 Midterm
Music Terms
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03/01/2010
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Term
Bass
 Definition
Low Male
Term
Baritone
 Definition
Middle Male
Term
Tenor
 Definition
High Male
Term
Countertenor
 Definition
Sings Alto or Soprano
Term
Alto
 Definition
Low Female
Term
Mezzo-Soprano
 Definition
Middle Female
Term
Soprano
 Definition
High Female
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Pianissimo (pp)
 Definition
very soft
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Piano (p)
 Definition
Soft
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Mezzo-piano (mp)
 Definition
Medium Soft
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Mezzo-forte (mf)
 Definition
Medium Loud
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Forte (f)
 Definition
Loud
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Fortissimo (ff)
 Definition
Very Loud
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Vocal Folds/Vocal Cords
 Definition
V Shaped, close when breathing and open when singing
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Larynx
 Definition
Voice Box, organ in neck that protects tracia
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Diaphram
 Definition
Across bottom of ribcage
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Glottis
 Definition
Combination of vocal folds and space between them
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Hard Palate
 Definition
right by the teeth
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Soft Palate
 Definition
Back of your throat, raises when yawning
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Pharynx
 Definition
Right above larynx, right behind mouth and nasal cavity
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Aria (Opera/Oratorio)
 Definition
Actual song part of an opera
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Art Song
 Definition
A classical song that is not staged, just a single song. Based on poetry.
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Recitative
 Definition
Speech Like
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Musical Theater
 Definition
Music in a play
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Folk
 Definition
Classical, modern fold: songs of the people
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Pop
 Definition
Anything current or popular
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Repertoire
 Definition
Your selection of music that you can perform
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Falsetto
 Definition
Really high range in guys
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Octave
 Definition
8 notes above or bellow
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Pitch
 Definition
A note
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Vibrato
 Definition
Vibration of a song
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Timbe
 Definition
Tone Quality. Distinctive character of a voice.