Articulation
The act of using the tongue to start and separate notes.
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indicates to take a breath
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same as 4/4 time

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gets one half beat of sound
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hold the note until the conductor releases it
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gets two beats of sound
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gets two beats of silence
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a place for musical notes and symbols
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cancels a flat or a sharp
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gets one beat of sound
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gets one beat of silence
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tells us to repeat what we just played
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raises a note 1/2 step
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seperates the musical staff into measures
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lowers a note 1/2 a step
Treble Clef
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Bass Clef
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gets four beats of sound
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gets four beats of silence
embouchure
the formation of the muscles around the mouth that produce the sound on our instrument
ledger lines
lines that extend the lines above or below
measure
the space between two barlines
musical alphabet
the notes we use as our musical language
rhythm
the organization of the duration of various sounds and silence of which music is made
tempo
the speed of the music
time signature

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top number: how many beats are in the measure

 

bottom number: what kind of note gets the beat

accent
tells us to emphasize the begging of the note
accidental
tells us to play the note different than what is in the key signature
crescendo
tells us to gradually get louder
D.C. al coda
tells us to go back to the beginning of the music and play to the coda
D.C. al fine
tells us to go to the beginning of the music and play to the fine
decrescendo
tells us to gradually get softer
dot rule
a dot adds half of the notes original value to the note
double reed intsruments
Oboe, Bassoon and the English Horn all belong to the same group
dynamics
tells us to play music either softer or louder
legato
long and connected
pick up notes
notes that precede a big beat
ritard
slow down
slur
tells us to not tongue notes of different pitches
Staccato
separated
tie
tells us to connect two notes of the same pitch
tutti
all playing together
unison
all playing the same thing
solo
one player only
soli
two or more players on the same part