music
Accompanist
A performer who plays music that supports the main performer'(s)
Lyricist
A person who writes words to songs
Note
A pitched sound.
Melody
A succession of single notes.
Rest
A symbol indicating a measured silence in music
Clef
A musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes
Quarter Note
A note that receives 1 beat of sound in 4/4 time
Half Note
A note that receives 2 beats of sound in 4/4 time
Dotted Half Note
A note that receives 3 beats of sound in 4/4 time
Whole Note
A note that receives 4 beats of sound in 4/4 time
Bass Clef
Clef mainly used by the men and is also called the F clef.
Treble Clef
Clef mainly used by the women and is also called the G clef.
Barline
divides the staff into measures
Time Signature
specifies how many beats are in each measure and what note value constitutes one beat.
Beat
the basic durational unit in a piece of music
Measure
the space between two bar lines
Crescendo
to gradually become louder.
Decrescendo
to gradually become softer.
Legato
to play or sing notes smoothly and connected.
Slur
A curved line notated above two or more notes that indicates they are to be played legato
Tie
A curved line that joins two or more notes of the same pitch that last the duration of the combined note values
Quarter Rest
A rest that receives 1 beat of silence in 4/4 time
Half Rest
A rest that receives 2 beats of silence in 4/4 time
Dotted Half Rest
A rest that receives 3 beats of sound in 4/4 time
Whole Rest
A rest that receives 4 beats of silence in 4/4 time
Eighth Rest
A rest that receives a half beat of silence in 4/4 time
Sixteenth Rest
A rest that receives a quarter beat of silence in 4/4 time
Mezzo Forte
Italian word meaning moderately loud
Forte
Italian word that means loud
Piano
Italian word that means soft
Mezzo Piano
Moderately soft
Sacred
Music with religious context
Accidentals
Sharps, flats or naturals occurring in a piece of music that are not in a key signature
A Tempo
The Italian term indicating to return to the original tempo
Vivace
The Italian word indicating a very fast tempo
Ritardando
The Italian word indicating to gradually slow down
Grand Staff
The combination of the bass and treble staves together which is used to notate music
Soprano
The highest female singing voice
Tenor
The highest natural male singing voice
Staff
The horizontal lines and spaces on which music is notated
Rhythm
The organization of music in time using long and short note values
Pitch
The location of a note related to its highness or lowness
Alto
The lowest female singing voice
Bass
The lowest male singing voice
Sight Reading
The reading of music at first sight
Harmony
The result produced when two or more tones are
Tempo
The speed or rate at which a song is sung or played
Dynamics
The symbols used in music to tell how loud or soft to play or sing
Staccato
To sing short and detached
Beam
the horizontal line that connects notes into easily visible groups.
