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accent—strike the note
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carat accent—upward, buoyant, lifted |
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stress—lean on the note |
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staccato—make the note very short |
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legato—smooth and connected |
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energy—give the note/phrase extra forward motion |
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fermata—hold the note |
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crescendo—get louder |
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decrescendo (diminuendo or dim.)—get softer |
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crescendo—stress—decrescendo |
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messa di voce (same as above, without the stress) |
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move forward with intensified, sustained tone |
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forward motion—move the note, syllable, or word quickly |
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breath mark |
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phrase—indicates a long, legato phrase (notes that feel grouped together) |
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ralentando—slowing down |
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ritard (Ritardando)—slowing down |
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tenuto—linger briefly on the note |
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fortissimo—louder |
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forte—loud |
f |
mezzoforte—medium loud |
mf |
mezzopiano—medium soft |
mp |
piano—soft |
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pianissimo—softer |
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Diction Markings |
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A bracket "[" to indicate a slight glottal attach for clarity at the beginning of words that begin with a vowel (slight separation). |
Sample: [I [always [am [enthusiastic. |
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Two lines under a consonant for emphasis, either initial or final. |
Samples: The  oy was  onderful |
[Our  od is [an [awesome o ! |
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Syllable inflection |
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As a general rule , final, unaccented syllables should be demphasized |
Samples:
HON — or | di — VID — ed | LOV — ing | En — THU — si — AS — tic | LAN — guish |
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Music Terms |
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Endomusial—Silent recall of a melody; endomusia often appears as a type of obsessive thought (Psychiatric Dictionary, 4th ed., Hinsie and Campbell) -- for those of you with a tune stuck in your head. |
Hemidemisemiquaver (he-mi-"de-mi-'se-mi-"kwA-v&r)—a sixty-fourth note (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) |
Sixty-fourth note—a musical note with the time value of 1/64 of a whole note (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) |
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Random Music Trivia |
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Diabolus in Musica |
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The interval of a diminished 5th or an augmented 4th is known as the "Diabolus in Musica" (Latin for "the Devil in music"). This interval was banned from church music during the Middle Ages because of its association with Satan. Church leaders felt it was not suitable for Christian worship because the interval sounded evil due to its extreme dissonance. This interval is also used by some European police vehicles.
Sharon Brown, ACS Music Director |
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SAT Scores |
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College-bound seniors who had school music experience scored 52 points higher on the verbal portion of their SATs and 37 points higher in math (89 points combined) than those without arts instruction. Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Takers, The College Board, 1998 |
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Many Uses for Key of F |
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The housefly hums, middle octave, key of F. Also, most American car horns honk in the key of F.
Source Unknown |
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Cows and Music |
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Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.
www.coolquiz.com |
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Beethoven's habits |
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Every time Beethoven sat down to write music, he poured ice water over his head.
Source Unknown |
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