Presto
Very fast tempo
Moderato
Medium tempo
Andante
Medium slow tempo
Largo
Very slow tempo
Allegro
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
time signature
how many beats in a bar of music
staccato
to sing in a detached manner
unison
Everyone is singing the exact same notes
soprano
highest female voice
alto
lowest female voice
tenor
highest male voice
baritone
medium male voice
bass
lowest male voice
a capella
to sing without instruments
tempo
the speed of the music
dynamics
how loud or soft the music is
pitch
how high or low the music is
timbre
an adjective describing the “color” of a sound
legato
to sing in a smooth manner
phrase
a musical sentence
vibrato
the “shaky” part of a singer’s voice
head voice
the light, airy part of voice
chest voice
the louder, heavier part of voice
passagio
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