Terms
Definitions
Symbols
Abbreviations & More
Things Ms Liacos Says
100

It's played before the main melody of a song and sets the mood or tone

What is the introduction

100

Interlude

What is an instrumental section of music played in between vocal sections

100
This symbol looks like an eye with an eyebrow and means "to hold"
What is fermata
100

Ritardando

What is rit

100

The names of Ms Liacos's children

What are Henry & Quinn

200

A Tonality based on Do that sounds bright, happy, cheerful

What is Major

200

Mode

What is the set of notes used in a song.

200
Bar Line
What is a vertical line that separates one measure from the next
200

This tells the number of beats contained in each measure

What is the Time Signature

200

The grade Ms. Liacos's son Henry is in

What is 8th grade

300

Regions of the voice divided by pitch

What are registers

300

System

What is a tool used to organize music into sections that are stacked on top of each other

300

The correct pronunciation of the word that is an "S" with a percent sign through it.

What is Dal Segno (SAY-nio)

300

It happens between each warm up in class

What is modulation

300

The city where Ms Liacos lives

Gloucester

400

The end, or the ending section

What is Coda

400

Syncopation

What is a rhythmic effect where the weak beat is emphasized

400

A Crosshair

What is Coda

400

The purpose of an embellishment

What is to "dress up" a melody

400

The name of Ms Liacos's puppy

What is Daisy

500

Shifting pitches in the middle of a song

What is modulation

500

D. S. al Coda

What is to go back to the sign and sing from there until you see the words "To Coda." You then find the Coda and sing from that point until the end of the song.

500

A sideways carrot over or under a note

What is accent

500

The genre of Chappell Roan's "Hot To Go!"

What is pop/contemporary

500

The name of Ms Liacos's son's rock band

What is Kicked Off the Bus

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