Choir/Voice
The lowest voice in an SATB choir
Bass
This dynamic means medium loud, slightly softer than forte
What symbol RAISES a pitch?
Sharp
The clear pronunciation of the text.
Diction/Articulation
The note gets 1.5 beats in common time.
dotted quarter note
The highest voice in a SSA choir
Soprano 1
This dynamic means very soft.
pianissimo
The major key with no sharps or flats
C
Three notes stacked in consecutive thirds
Triads
Term and symbol meaning to emphasize a note
Accent
When a voice part splits into two or more parts
divisi, or div.
Name the dynamics from softest to loudest.
pianissimo, piano, mezzo-piano, mezzo-forte, forte, fortissimo
The major key with two sharps
D
The quality of the singing voice. It can be clear, nasal, harsh, tall, full, thin etc..
Tone quality
The name of the sign you repeat back to in music that looks like an S with two dots. (Give name and symbol)
Segno sign
True or False: The unchanged female vocal cords can produce higher pitch than the male unchanged vocal cords and are shorter.
False
two dynamic terms meaning to gradually get softer.
decrescendo/decresc. OR dim./diminuendo
The major key with 3 flats
Eb (E flat)
The Italian term for the most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a given singer
tessitura
The meaning of both the top and bottom numbers of a 6/8 time signature.
Top number tells you the number of beats-6. Bottom number tells you what type of note gets the beat-eighth note.
The four steps of producing a vocal tone.
A sudden, strong accent or emphasis on a note or chord.
"sfz" or sforzando
The relative minor key signature to C Major.
A minor
A classical male singing voice with a vocal range that typically covers the alto or soprano range, using a falsetto or head voice technique.
countertenor or contra tenor
A major chord of the tonic used to end a musical piece or cadance in a minor key, achieved by raising the third of the expected minor triad to create a major triad.
Picardy Third