| A
cappella |
Singing
without accompaniment |
| Accent |
Emphasis
on a note, word, or phrase |
| Articulation |
The way
a sound is started and ended |
| Attack |
The
beginning of a sound |
| Breath |
One
cycle of inspiration/expiration |
| Chord |
Two or
more pitches sounding
together |
| Chromatic |
Moving
in half-steps |
| Compound
meter |
Meter
that is made up of simple
meters 2/4+3/4 |
| Counting |
Mentally
breaking down a rhythm into
divisions |
| Diatonic |
Moving
within a key without changes |
| Diction |
Correct
and clear pronunciation of
consonants |
| Dipthong |
Two or
more vowel sounds blended
together |
| Dynamics |
Relative
loudness or softness |
| Embouchure |
Mouth
position in brass and
woodwinds |
| Harmony |
The
system of moving from chord
to chord |
| Homophonic |
A style
where all parts have the same
rhythm |
| Intonation |
Being
in tune with accompaniment or
others |
| Key--major |
Based
on a scale of w/w/h/w/w/w/h
steps |
| Key--minor |
Based
on a scale of w/h/w/w/h/w/w
steps |
| Melody |
Pitches
in sequence that form a
pattern |
| Meter |
The
division of time into units |
| Phrase |
Notes
played or sung in one breath |
| Pitch |
The
highness or lowness of sound
measured in Hz. |
| Placement |
Vocal
term--where the sound is
placed in the head |
| Polyphonic |
Where
each part has an independent
rhythm |
| Posture |
Sitting/standing
correctly and efficiently |
| Pulse |
Feeling
where the beat is |
| Release |
How a
sound is ended |
| Rhythm |
How a
sound is placed in time |
| Sacred |
Music
that is written for spiritual
or religious use |
| Secular |
Music
that is written for
entertainment |
| Slur |
Playing
a series of pitches without
tonguing |
| Solfege |
Italian
system of pitch and interval
ear training |
| Tempo |
The
speed at which a regular
pulse is repeated |
| Tone
color/Timbre |
The
relative brightness or
darkness of a sound |
| Tongue |
To
start a sound with the tongue
on reed or mthpce |
| Unison |
Everyone
on the same pitch |
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