In the Music
In the Ensemble
Musical Vocabulary
Musical Vocabulary II
100

Symbols that tell you how loudly or quietly to sing

What are dynamics?

100

The highest voice part in the choir

What is soprano?

100

Word that means how fast or slow music is played

What is tempo?

100

The person who writes the music

Who is the composer?

200

Symbols that tell you when not to sing

What are rests?

200

The second-highest voice part in the choir

What is alto?

200

All parts singing the same thing at the same time

What is unison?

200
Making music with only voices, no instruments involved

What is a capella?

300

The system that divides beats into groups

What are measures?

300

The lowest voice part in the choir

What is bass?

300

Latin for "tail;" describes a special ending in a piece of music

What is the coda?

300

To make up a melody on the spot

What is improvise?

400

A double bar line with two dots

What is a repeat sign?

400

The second-lowest voice part in the choir

What is tenor?

400

This tells you how many beats are in a measure and how much each beat is worth

What is time signature?

400

The symbol that comes before a note, moving it up or down a half-step

What is a sharp or flat?

500

The fancy name for the piano part

What is accompaniment?

500

What Clearman is called (when she isn't playing the piano)

What is the conductor?

500

The way your body is positioned, such as whether you stand tall or slouch, or have your weight evenly distributed

What is posture?

500

Exceptionally high vocal register, notably by Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande

What is whistle tone/whistle register?

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