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ETA music terms
music terms and symbols
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08/07/2013

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Presto
Definition
Very fast tempo
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Moderato
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Medium tempo
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Andante
Definition
Medium slow tempo
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Largo
Definition
Very slow tempo
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Allegro
Definition
Medium fast tempo
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Fortissimo - very loud
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half note - hold 2 beats
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crescendo - gradually louder
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decrescendo - gradually softer
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dotted half note - hold 3 beats
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eighth notes - half beat each
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forte - loud
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half rest - rest for 2 beats
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mezzo forte - medium loud
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mezzo piano - medium soft
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piano - soft
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pianissimo - very soft
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quarter note - 1 beat
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Quarter rest - rest 1 beat
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Whole note - hold 4 beats
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Whole rest - rest for 4 beats
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time signature
Definition
how many beats in a bar of music
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staccato
Definition
to sing in a detached manner
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unison
Definition
Everyone is singing the exact same notes
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soprano
Definition
highest female voice
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alto
Definition
lowest female voice
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tenor
Definition
highest male voice
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baritone
Definition
medium male voice
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bass
Definition
lowest male voice
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a capella
Definition
to sing without instruments
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tempo
Definition
the speed of the music
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dynamics
Definition
how loud or soft the music is
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pitch
Definition
how high or low the music is
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timbre
Definition
an adjective describing the "color" of a sound
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legato
Definition
to sing in a smooth manner
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phrase
Definition
a musical sentence
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vibrato
Definition
the "shaky" part of a singer's voice
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head voice
Definition
the light, airy part of voice
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chest voice
Definition
the louder, heavier part of voice
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passagio
Definition
the awkward "break" or crack between head voice and chest voice
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Repeat signs - repeat music between the bars and dots.
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time signature - how many beats in each bar
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