Dynamics and Expression
This dynamic instruction tells the performer to be soft
Piano
This style marking tells the performer to be smooth and connected.
Legato
Do Re Mi Fa Sol...
Solfege
This type of chord sounds happy! :D
Major
Sitting or Standing in a way that makes sense for singing
Good Posture
This dynamic symbol, that looks like a "less than" sign, tells the performer to gradually get louder
Crescendo
This style indicates a detached, separated manner of playing or singing.
Staccato
The distance between two notes
Interval
This type of chord sounds sad :(
Minor
All the different ways of singing "A E I O U" and sometimes "Y".
Vowel Modification
This dynamic means to be really really loud!
Fortissimo
This symbol, above or below the note, indicates a sudden strong emphasis on that one note
Accent
A melody that goes up or down in half-steps - on a piano this usually means going black key, white key, black key, white key...
Chromatic
Any chord with only three notes
Triad
How you pronounce your words when you sing.
Diction
This indicates for the performer to gradually slow down
Ritardando
This means to hold the note our indefinitely, or until you want to continue on
Fermata
This scale sounds sad, but has a raised seven, or leading tone.
Harmonic Minor
These Chords have an added extra 4th note
Seventh Chords
The technical term for "riffs" and "runs".
Melisma
This term instructs the performer to play with expressive freedom, stretching or compressing time without losing the overall pulse.
Rubato
This marking looks like an arch, telling the student to connect it to the next note they see.
Tie
This term means to stay within the key - no accidentals
Diatonic
This is what you call a chord that doesn't start on its root note, example: E - G - C
Inversion
When your long notes vibrate as a result of good technique and support